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Claviceps

A Dictionary of Plant Sciences | 1998 | 297 words | Copyright

Claviceps (order Clavicipitales) A genus of fungi that are typically parasitic on grasses. C. purpurea is the causal agent of ergot. This species forms elongated, curved, purple-black sclerotia which replace the grain in an infected host plant. A wide range of grasses and cereals can be affected.

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