Epichloë schardlii
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| Epichloë schardlii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. schardlii |
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| Epichloë schardlii (Ghimire, Rudgers & K.D.Craven) Leuchtm. | |
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Epichloë schardlii is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2017,[1] Epichloë schardlii is a natural allopolyploid of two strains in the Epichloë typhina complex (subsp. poae × subsp. poae).
Epichloë schardlii is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Poa alsodes.