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Image Number: 5356745

ergot (Claviceps purpurea) (Fr.) Tul.

Photographer:
William M. Brown Jr.
Descriptor:
Sign
Description:
Perennial ryegrass showing signs of infection with ergot (Claviceps purpurea).
Image type:
Laboratory
Host:
perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)

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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: Lolium
Subject: Lolium perenne L.
Node Affiliation:
Colorado State University
Image uploaded:
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Image last updated:
Wednesday, May 14, 2008