''Microbotryum coronariae'' is a
smut fungus that infects ''
Silene flos-cuculi''. It produces brownish-violet
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual reproduction, sexual (in fungi) or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for biological dispersal, dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores fo ...
s in the host plant's
anther
The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...
s.
It occurs in Northern Europe, from Ireland east to Russia.
References
Plant pathogens and diseases
Microbotryales
Fungus species
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