microbotryum

{{Short description|Genus of fungi}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Ustilago violacea en Silene alba.002.JPG

| image_caption = Microbotryum violaceum on Silene alba

| taxon = Microbotryum

| authority = Lév. 1847

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = See text

}}

Microbotryum is a genus of smut fungi found in the family Microbotryaceae. It contains about 89 species, which are parasites of plants.