Comprehensive Description
provided by North American Flora
Ustilago gayophyti Hark. Bull. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1 : 36. 1884
Sori in seeds, upon dehiscence of ovary showing as small somewhat dusty purple-black masses ; spores rather dark-purple, ovoid or ovate to spherical, provided with small reticulations (about 1 /i in depth and width), chiefly 12-18 ^ in length.
On Onagraceae : cT^^
Gayophytum caesium , fj^tghy
Gayophyium lasiospermum , Oregon. ,--r'7>
Gavo-bhvium ramosissimum, California, Oregon, ffitaju . .
Type locality: Summit, Placer County, CiiiioT-ii2.^'GrrGayophyh0nramosissimum.
Distribution: Utah, California and Oregon.
- bibliographic citation
- George Perkins Clinton. 1906. USTILAGINALES; USTILAGINACEAE, TILLETIACEAE. North American flora. vol 7(1). New York Botanical Garden, New York, NY
