In September 2022, white smut disease symptoms were observed on the leaves and calyx of physalis (Physalis peruviana) in Pupping, Upper Austria, Austria. Leaves affected plants showed circular to irregularly shaped, yellow-green spots 1 5 mm diameter (Figure 1). As developed, lesions turned brown necrotic, sometimes becoming confluent. Calyx brown, necrotic 2). Microscopic examination diseased ...