Urocystis alopecuri

Urocystis tritici
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Ustilaginomycetes
Order:	Urocystidales
Family:	Urocystidiaceae
Genus:	Urocystis
Species:	U. alopecuri
Binomial name
	Urocystis alopecuri; A.B.Frank, (1880)
Synonyms
	Tuburcinia alopecuri (A.B. Frank) Liro, Ann. Univ., fenn. Aboënsis, Ser. A 1(no. 1): 24 (1922); ; Tuburcinia occulta var. alopecuri (A.B. Frank) Cif., Quad. Ist. Bot. Univ. Pavia 27: 317 (1963);

Urocystis alopecuri is a fungal plant pathogen in the family Urocystidiaceae. Known as 'Foxtail Smut'.^[3]

References edit

^ Körn., Hedwigia 16: 33 (1877)
^ "Species Fungorum - GSD Species". www.speciesfungorum.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Urocystis alopecuri : Foxtail Smut | NBN Atlas Scotland". scotland-species.nbnatlas.org. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
^ "Urocystis alopecuri – Plant Parasites of Europe". bladmineerders.nl. Retrieved 24 September 2023.