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Claviceps

Claviceps \Claviceps\ n. a genus of fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various grasses.

Syn: genus Claviceps.

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  1. redirect ergot

Category:Clavicipitaceae Category:Ascomycota genera

Usage examples of "claviceps".

The suggested culprit was ergot, which comes from a mold called Claviceps purpurea.

One of them that grew out morphologically resembles Claviceps purpurea, but it is a heretofore unknown species.

It’s an ascomycete, like Claviceps, and it happens to form sclerotia just like Claviceps.

Obviously this new species is related to Claviceps purpurea on some level.

At first I was hoping this new fungus would make the same mix of alkaloids as Claviceps so it would prove ergotism was the culprit.

The alkaloids don’t seem to be the same as those in Claviceps purpurea.

It is the winter resting stage of Claviceps purpurea, parasitic on wheat, rye and various other grasses.