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Bluestem ergot
Claviceps pusilla
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About
Claviceps pusilla, also known as bluestem ergot, is a parasitic fungus primarily of the grass tribe Angropogoneae, particularly those in the tribe referred to as "bluestem". C. pusilla occasionally manifests characteristic triangular conidia which appear to be unique among Claviceps species.
- Family
- Clavicipitaceae
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- Name
- Claviceps pusilla
- Slug
- claviceps-pusilla
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Clavicipitaceae
- Genus
- Claviceps
- Species
- pusilla
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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