Sighting 4252387
Ustilago cynodontis
Smut Fungus at Hughes, ACT
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| Ustilago cynodontis | MichaelMulvaney | 26 Jul 2021 | |
| Unverified | ruthkerruish | 9 Mar 2020 |
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Smut (Ustilago cynodontis) on couch (Cynodon dactylon). Common and serious on turf at this time of the year. Smut attacks the seed heads producing lots of black spores
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.097721-35.338761
- Altitude 621.6m
- Maps Hughes Garran Woodland Red Hill to Yarralumla Creek
- Places Hughes, ACT
Sighting information
- 1,001 - 10,000 Abundance
- 9 Mar 2020 10:16 AM Recorded on
- ruthkerruish Recorded by
Collections
- Fungi Fungal galls, other rusts, leaf spots, etc Other rusts, leaf spots, sooty moulds ruthkerruish Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Ustilago cynodontis
Species information
- Ustilago cynodontis Scientific name
- Smut Fungus Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 621.58m Recorded at altitude
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