Microbotryum scabiosae
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| A flower head of a Knautia species infected with Microbotryum scabiosae. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Microbotryomycetes |
| Order: | Microbotryales |
| Family: | Microbotryaceae |
| Genus: | Microbotryum |
| Species: | M. scabiosae
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| Binomial name | |
| Microbotryum scabiosae (Sowerby) Deml & Prillinger 1991
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Microbotryum scabiosae is a smut fungus that infects plants in the genus Knautia. It produces pale ochraceous spores in the host plant's anthers.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ellis, W. N. (2001). "Microbotryum scabiosae". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
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