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Flag Smut Fungus

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

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