Epichloë chisosa
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| Epichloë chisosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. chisosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë chisosa (J.F.White & Morgan-Jones) Schardl | |
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Epichloë chisosa is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1996,[1] Epichloë chisosa is a natural triploid allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans, Epichloë bromicola and a strain in the Epichloë typhina complex (from Poa pratensis).
Epichloë chisosa is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum eminens.