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Corn smut, hongos del choclo (Quechua), elote (Nahuatl). A edible fungus that grows on fresh corn (choclo). In Mexico it's a delicacy. Corn smut,Geotagged,Mexico,Paraguay,Spring,Ustilago maydis,choclo,corncobs,delicacy,elote,huitlacoche Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Corn smut, hongos del choclo (Quechua), elote (Nahuatl).

A edible fungus that grows on fresh corn (choclo). In Mexico it's a delicacy.

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  1. Edible? Does not sound appealing :) Posted 9 years ago
  2. One of the things that I love about this site, aside from the incredible photos and magnificent creatures is that I am always learning something new. I am not sure I would be happy eating something classified as a 'disease' but who knows, maybe it is delicious! Posted 9 years ago

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Corn smut is a plant disease caused by the pathogenic fungus ''Ustilago maydis'' that causes smut on maize and teosinte. The fungus forms galls on all above-ground parts of corn species, and is known in Mexico as the delicacy ''huitlacoche''; it is eaten, usually as a filling, in quesadillas and other tortilla-based foods, and soups.

Similar species: Ustilaginales
Species identified by Tito Lahaye
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By Tito Lahaye

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Uploaded Jan 22, 2016. Captured Nov 17, 2014 10:52 in Unnamed Road, Paraguay.
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