Sporisorium sorghi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Ustilaginomycetes |
Order: | Ustilaginales |
Family: | Ustilaginaceae |
Genus: | Sporisorium |
Species: | S. sorghi |
Binomial name | |
Sporisorium sorghi Ehrenb. ex Link (1825) |
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Synonyms | |
Cintractia sorghi-vulgaris (Tul. & C.Tul.) G.P.Clinton (1897) |
Cintractia sorghi-vulgaris (Tul. & C.Tul.) G.P.Clinton (1897)
Sphacelotheca sorghi (Ehrenb. ex Link) G.P.Clinton (1902)
Tilletia sorghi-vulgaris Tul. & C.Tul. (1847)
Ustilago condensata Berk. (1877)
Ustilago sorghi (Ehrenb. ex Link) Pass. (1873)
Ustilago tulasnei J.G.Kühn (1874)
Sporisorium sorghi is a species of fungus in the Ustilaginaceae family. It is a plant pathogen, causing covered smut of sorghum spp. such as Sorghum bicolor (S. vulgare) (sorghum), S. sudanense (Sudan grass), S. halepense (Johnson grass) and Sorghum vulgare var. technichum (broomcorn).