Periglandula ipomoeae

Periglandula ipomoeae is a fungus of the genus Periglandula in the family Clavicipitaceae.

Periglandula ipomoeae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Sordariomycetes
Order:	Hypocreales
Family:	Clavicipitaceae
Genus:	Periglandula
Species:	P. ipomoeae
Binomial name
Periglandula ipomoeae U.Steiner, E.Leistner & Schardl (2011)

Symbiosis

Ipomoea asarifolia, and Ipomoea tricolor seeds contains LSA and LSH among other alkaloids, due to the presence of the symbiotic fungus Periglandula ipomoeae, which lives symbiotically with them as an epibiont and produces these compounds^[1][2][3]

See also

• Periglandula clandestina
• Periglandula turbinae
• Ergot