''Epichloë stromatolonga'' is a haploid 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 2009, ''Epichloë stromatolonga'' is a sister lineage to '' Epichloë amarillans'', ''

Epichloë baconii ''Epichloë baconii'' is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus ''Epichloë''. A systemic grass symbiont first described in 1993, ''Epichloë baconii'' is a sister lineage to '' Epichloë stromatolonga''. ''Epichloë baconii'' is found ...

'', '' Epichloë festucae'' and '' Epichloë mollis''. ''Epichloë stromatolonga'' is found in Asia, where it has been identified in the grass species ''

Calamagrostis epigejos ''Calamagrostis epigejos'', common names wood small-reed or bushgrass, is a species of grass in the family Poaceae which is native to Eurasia and Africa. It is found from average moisture locales to salt marsh and wet habitats.

''. ''Epichloë stromatolonga'' is not known to have a sexual phase.

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