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unusual facts about smut fungus



Entyloma ageratinae

Entyloma ageratinae, commonly known as the mist flower smut, is a leaf smut fungus and plant pathogen, originally from Jamaica, that is widely employed as a biological herbicide in the control of the invasive plant Ageratina riparia.

Stellaria borealis

This plant is sometimes infected with the smut fungus Microbotryum violaceum (Microbotyrum stellariae), which causes its anthers to turn red.


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