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Bruce Watt, University of Maine, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5507647

ergot (Claviceps purpurea) (Fr.) Tul.

Photographer:
Bruce Watt
Organization:
University of Maine
Descriptor:
Sign
Image view:
Aerial
Description:
Sclerotia obvious in infected head
Image type:
Laboratory
Host:
cereal rye (Secale cereale L.)

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Image location:
, Maine

Subject

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomycota
Subphylum: Pezizomycotina
Class: Sordariomycetes
Subclass: Hypocreomycetidae
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Claviceps
Subject: Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.

Host

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Commelinidae
Order: Cyperales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Secale
Subject: Secale cereale L.
Node Affiliation:
Cornell University
Image uploaded:
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Image last updated:
Friday, February 7, 2014