''Epichloë bromicola'' is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus ''
Epichloë
''Epichloë'' is a genus of ascomycete fungi forming an endophytic symbiosis with grasses. Grass choke disease is a symptom in grasses induced by some ''Epichloë'' species, which form spore-bearing mats ( stromata) on tillers and suppress t ...
''.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1998,
''Epichloë bromicola'' is a sister lineage to ''
Epichloë elymi''.
''Epichloë bromicola'' is found from Europe to Asia, where it has been identified in many species of grasses. In Europe, it has been associated with ''
Bromus benekenii'', ''
Bromus erectus
''Bromus erectus'', commonly known as erect brome, upright brome or meadow brome, is a dense, course, tufted perennial grass. It can grow to . Like many brome grasses the plant is hairy. The specific epithet ''erectus'' is Latin, meaning "erect ...
'', ''
Bromus ramosus'', ''
Elymus repens'', ''
Hordelymus europaeus'' and ''
Hordeum brevisubulatum
''Hordeum brevisubulatum'' is a widespread species of wild barley
''Hordeum spontaneum'', commonly known as wild barley or spontaneous barley, is the wild form of the grass in the family Poaceae that gave rise to the cereal barley (''Hordeum ...
''. In Asia, it has been found in ''
Leymus chinensis'' and ''
Elymus tsukushiensis
Elymus may refer to:
* ''Elymus'' (plant), a genus of grasses
* Elymus (mythology), the mythical ancestor of the Elymians
* A man killed by Gorge (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Gorge( grc, Γόργη, comes from the adjective ''gorgos,'' "terri ...
''. The sexual phase has been observed on ''
Bromus erectus
''Bromus erectus'', commonly known as erect brome, upright brome or meadow brome, is a dense, course, tufted perennial grass. It can grow to . Like many brome grasses the plant is hairy. The specific epithet ''erectus'' is Latin, meaning "erect ...
'', ''
Elymus repens'' and ''
Elymus tsukushiensis
Elymus may refer to:
* ''Elymus'' (plant), a genus of grasses
* Elymus (mythology), the mythical ancestor of the Elymians
* A man killed by Gorge (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Gorge( grc, Γόργη, comes from the adjective ''gorgos,'' "terri ...
''. Seed transmission has been seen in ''
Bromus benekenii'', ''
Bromus ramosus'', ''
Hordelymus europaeus'', ''
Hordeum brevisubulatum
''Hordeum brevisubulatum'' is a widespread species of wild barley
''Hordeum spontaneum'', commonly known as wild barley or spontaneous barley, is the wild form of the grass in the family Poaceae that gave rise to the cereal barley (''Hordeum ...
'', ''
Leymus chinensis'' and ''
Elymus tsukushiensis
Elymus may refer to:
* ''Elymus'' (plant), a genus of grasses
* Elymus (mythology), the mythical ancestor of the Elymians
* A man killed by Gorge (mythology)
In Greek mythology, Gorge( grc, Γόργη, comes from the adjective ''gorgos,'' "terri ...
'', but is known to be absent in ''
Bromus erectus
''Bromus erectus'', commonly known as erect brome, upright brome or meadow brome, is a dense, course, tufted perennial grass. It can grow to . Like many brome grasses the plant is hairy. The specific epithet ''erectus'' is Latin, meaning "erect ...
'' and ''
Elymus repens''.
References
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bromicola
Fungi described in 1998
Fungi of Asia
Fungi of Europe
Fungus species