Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.
(Ergot)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Claviceps purpurea var purpurea
Ergot
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 		Variety 12 images
Claviceps purpurea var spartinae
Feather Ergot
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 		Variety 9 images 2 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClaviceps purpurea (Ergot)
GenusClaviceps (ergot fungi)
FamilyCLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
OrderHYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
SubclassSORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
ClassSORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Preece, T., Chater, A. & Shattock, R. 2006 Home production of the ascospore stage of Claviceps purpurea and other fungi Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 54-56.
Rutter, G. 2003 Witches, madness and a little black fungus Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 44-48.

Claviceps purpurea (Ergot) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Claviceps purpurea (Ergot)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 51 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Claviceps purpurea (Ergot)
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