Microbotryum scabiosae

Microbotryum scabiosae is a smut fungus that infects plants in the genus Knautia. It produces pale ochraceous spores in the host plant's anthers.^[1]

Microbotryum scabiosae
A flower head of a Knautia species infected with Microbotryum scabiosae.
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Microbotryomycetes
Order:	Microbotryales
Family:	Microbotryaceae
Genus:	Microbotryum
Species:	M. scabiosae
Binomial name
Microbotryum scabiosae (Sowerby) Deml & Prillinger 1991
Synonyms[1]
Bauhinus scabiosae (Sowerby) Moore, 1992 Ustilago scabiosae (Sowerby) Deml & Prillinger, 1991