Epichloë hordelymi
| Epichloë hordelymi | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. hordelymi |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë hordelymi Leuchtm. & M. Oberhofer | |
Epichloë hordelymi is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2013,[1] Epichloë hordelymi is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë bromicola and a strain in the Epichloë typhina complex.
Epichloë hordelymi is found in Europe, where it has been identified in the grass species Hordelymus europaeus.