Two smut species (Ustilaginales) rare or new for Slovakia were detected in the mountains of Považský Inovec: Anthracoidea michelii Vánky on Carex michelii Host and Thecaphora affinis Schneider ex Fischer von Waldheim on Astragalus glycyphyllos L. The morphology of the fungi and a short characteristic of the locations of their occurrence are described in the paper.
Paulech P., Zlinská J., Szittayová S. (1997): Anthracoidea michelii and Thecaphora affinis in Slovakia. – Czech Mycology 50(2): 119–125.