Epichloë sylvatica
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| Epichloë sylvatica | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Sordariomycetes |
| Order: | Hypocreales |
| Family: | Clavicipitaceae |
| Genus: | Epichloë |
| Species: | E. sylvatica |
| Binomial name | |
| Epichloë sylvatica Leuchtm. & Schardl | |
Epichloë sylvatica is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1998,[1] Epichloë sylvatica forms a clade within the Epichloë typhina complex.
Epichloë sylvatica is found from Europe to Asia, where it has been identified in association with two grass species, Brachypodium sylvaticum and Hordelymus europaeus.