Often continue to produce spores well into the fall season. Smuts Do not usually grow indoors. Considered an allergen . They are parasitic plant pathogens that require a living host for the completion of their life cycle. Found on cereal crops, grasses, weeds, other fungi, and on other flowering plants.
Smuts are members of the Basidiomycetes .
Stachybotrys Pose a danger indoors because they can grow in just a few days. A slimy black mold rarely found indoors unless there has been water damage due to flooding or various leaks. May contain poisons that can cause internal bleeding in the lungs of infants. Because it needs cellulose to grow, it is found on drywall, ceiling tiles, and other materials containing paper or wood. In nature it is found with decaying plant materials.