False Oat-Grass Smut vs Meadow Grass Smut

Urocystis avenae-elatioris compared with Urocystis poae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	False Oat-Grass Smut	Meadow Grass Smut
Kingdom same	Fungi (Fungi)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum same	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class same	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order same	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family same	Urocystidaceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus same	Urocystis	Urocystis
Species	Urocystis avenae-elatioris	Urocystis poae

Evolutionary Relationship

False Oat-Grass Smut and Meadow Grass Smut share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Urocystis.

Conservation Status

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Meadow Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	False Oat-Grass Smut	Meadow Grass Smut
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

False Oat-Grass Smut

Meadow Grass Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.