''Epichloë elymi'' 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 1999, ''Epichloë elymi'' is a sister lineage to ''

Epichloë bromicola ''Epichloë bromicola'' is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus ''Epichloë''. A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 1998, ''Epichloë bromicola'' is a sister lineage to '' Epichloë elymi''. ''Epichloë ...

''. ''Epichloë elymi'' is found in North America, where it has been identified in ''

Bromus kalmii ''Bromus kalmii'', Kalm's brome, is a species of Bromus, brome grass. It is a native bunchgrass in the North-central and Northeastern United States, the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region, and eastern Canada. The Botanical na ...

'' and some species of ''Elymus'', including ''E. patula'' and ''E. virginicus''.

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elymi The Elymians ( grc-gre, Ἔλυμοι, ''Élymoi''; Latin: ''Elymi'') were an ancient tribal people who inhabited the western part of Sicily during the Bronze Age and Classical antiquity. Origins According to Hellanicus of Lesbos, the Elymians ...

Fungi described in 1999 Fungi of North America Fungus species