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I have no joke. I just like saying "sugarcane whip smut".

@hgpennington

2025-01-14 11:59:01

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In 2023 I painted sugarcane whip smut, caused by the fungus Sporisorium scitamineum (synonym Ustilago scitaminea).

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The painting shows a sugarcane plant with seven green leaves, and a red blush on the lower stem. From the top of the plant emerges a long, dark brown whip-like structure known as the "smut whip". This whip has emerged from the meristem in place of a spindle leaf.

Sugarcane Whip Smut — hgpennington art

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