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Corn Smut

Ustilago maydis

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Fruiting Body and Identification

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Distribution and Habitat

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World map showing recorded occurrences of Ustilago maydis.
Where it has been recorded · GBIF
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Records by month, all years · GBIF

Ecology and Relationships

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Uses and Cultural History

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Fun Facts

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Photos

Photographs from via iNaturalist, licensed under CC0 1.0., by Ole N. via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by Markus Krieger via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by Guillaume Petit via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by Piotr Panek via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by relew via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by SiphonophoreSlinger via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by Oleksii Vasyliuk via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., by Nasser Halaweh via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., and by Petr Harant via iNaturalist, licensed under CC BY 4.0., credited on each photo.

Ecology and classification

Classification

Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Ustilaginomycetes
Order
Ustilaginales
Family
Ustilaginaceae
Genus
Ustilago
Species
Ustilago maydis

Sources

  1. GBIF Species names and classification
  2. iNaturalist Photos
  3. Wikidata Common names and conservation status
  4. Wikipedia Summary extract