Urocystis
Sign in to saveUrocystis is a genus of smut fungi containing plant pathogens, which infect grass species and other plants.
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GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumBasidiomycota
- ClassUstilaginomycetes
- OrderUrocystidales
- FamilyUrocystidaceae
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- Parent taxon
- Urocystidaceae
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- Host species of ''Urocystis''
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Urocystis is a genus of smut fungi containing plant pathogens, which infect grass species and other plants.
== Host species of Urocystis == Urocystis agropyri causes 'flag smut' on wheat. Urocystis alopecuri (foxtail smut), on foxtail grasses, Urocystis arxanensis infects Elymus spp. Urocystis brassicae infects Brassica spp Urocystis tritici, Wheat flag smut Urocystis tranzscheliana infects Primula sieboldii Urocystis xilinhotensis infects Bromus spp.