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plant disease

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Are fungi plants?

Are fungi plants?

There are fungus among us. How well do we understand them?

Video: Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.

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corn smut

corn smut

Corn smut, a plant disease caused by the fungus Ustilago maydis.

John Cowell/Grant Heilman Photography

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