Ustilago crameri Körn. 1874

Ustilago crameri Korn. ; Fuckel, Jahrb. Nass. Ver. Nat. 27-28 :
11. 1873.
Sori in the spikelets, infecting all of the spike, ovate, about 2-4 mm. in length, chiefly destroying inner and basal parts ; spores reddish-brown, chiefly ovoid to subspherical
though occasionally more elongate and irregular, smooth, with usually pitted contents,
chiefly 8-11 ^ in length.
On Poaceae :
Chaeiochloa italica {Setaria italica), Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Michigan, Ohio, North Dakota, South Dakota. Type locality : Switzerland, on Setaria italica {Chaeiochloa italica). Distribution : New England to Illinois and South Dakota ; also in Europe.