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