Article Nº 2491 Fungus, lichen, moss or alga Vol. II · p. 788
Wheat bunt (Tilletia laevis)
Original title: Murrão do Trigo (Tilletia laevis)
Wheat bunt, a smut fungus that destroys wheat grains and is frequent in Madeiran wheatfields.
A smut fungus (Ustilaginaceae) that attacks and destroys wheat grains. The charred appearance they acquire is due to the presence of numerous spores of the fungus. Bunt (murrão) is frequent in Madeiran wheatfields.