Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes
Order: Hypocreales Family: Clavicipitaceae
Species: Epichloë typhina (Pers.) Tul. & C. Tul.
Synonyms: Claviceps typhinum
Cordyceps typhina
Dothidea typhina
Hypocrea typhina
Sphaeria typhina
Common Name: Choke
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Epichloë typhinaPhotographer: © Stuart Dunlop
Photographer: © Stuart Dunlop

Photographer: © Stuart Dunlop
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (1)
June (1)
July (4)
September (2)