Epichloë alsodes explained

Epichloë alsodes is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2017,^[1] Epichloë alsodes is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë amarillans and Epichloë typhina subsp. poae.

Epichloë alsodes is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Poa alsodes.

Notes and References

1. Shymanovich. Tatsiana. Charlton. Nikki D.. Musso. Ashleigh M.. Scheerer. Jonathan. Cech. Nadja B.. Faeth. Stanley H.. Young. Carolyn A.. Interspecific and intraspecific hybrid Epichloë species symbiotic with the North American native grass Poa alsodes. Mycologia. 109. 3. 2017. 459–474. 0027-5514. 10.1080/00275514.2017.1340779. 28723242 . 25290203 .