Microbotryum
Scientific name: Microbotryum
Microbotryum
Scientific name: Microbotryum
Description
Microbotryum is a group of plant-parasitic fungi that primarily infect flowering plants. They are known for causing "anther smut" disease, replacing the host plant's pollen with their own dark spores. This clever strategy allows microbotryum to spread via pollinators. Some species can even change the sex of their host plants, altering flower development to enhance their own reproduction.
Species of Microbotryum
Scientific Classification
Phylum
Club fungi Class
Microbotryomycetes Order
Microbotryales Family
Microbotryaceae Genus
Microbotryum