Observed on Andropogon gerardi
On Dichanthium annulatum
on Andropogon virginicus
On Schizachyrium scoparium
Infecting andropogon gerardi
Host plant of the seed smut is big bluestem, Andropogon gerardi. Commonly seen on big bluestem in the St. Louis, Missouri prairies I frequent.
On big bluestem(Andropogon gerardi).
On Bothriochloa laguroides
The group I led on the Bunny Run this morning found a few of these and asked what they were. Is this some kind of fungi?