Biology:Urocystis occulta

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Short description: Species of fungus

Urocystis occulta
Urocystis occulta a1.jpg
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Tilletiaceae
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U. occulta
Binomial name
Urocystis occulta
(Wallr.) Rabenh. (1857)[1]
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Urocystis occulta is a smut fungus which attacks the leaves and stalks of rye (Secale cereale).

It is found in Australia, Europe,[3] and North America. The fungus was first described by German botanist Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth under the name Erysiphe occulta in 1833,[4] before being renamed as Urocystis occulta in 1857 by German botanist and mycologist Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q7900819 entry