Claviceps purpurea (ergot)

Interactions where Claviceps purpurea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage	Summary	Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active State	Active Stage	Relationship	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Part	Season
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/	Anthoxanthum odoratum	sweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grass	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Anthoxanthum odoratum	Sweet Vernal Grass, Sweet Vernal-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Anthoxanthum odoratum/	Anthoxanthum odoratum	sweet vernal grass, sweet vernal-grass	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Molinia caerulea	Purple Moor-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Molinia caerulea/	Molinia caerulea	purple moor-grass	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Molinia caerulea	Purple Moor-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Molinia caerulea/	Molinia caerulea	purple moor-grass	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph infects and damages inflorescence	Phragmites australis	Common Reed	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Phragmites australis/	Phragmites australis	common reed	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Leymus arenarius	Lyme-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Leymus arenarius/	Leymus arenarius	lyme-grass	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Leymus arenarius	Lyme-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Leymus arenarius/	Leymus arenarius	lyme-grass	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Brachypodium pinnatum	Tor-grass, Heath False-brome	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium pinnatum/	Brachypodium pinnatum	tor-grass, heath false-brome	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Brachypodium pinnatum	Tor-grass, Heath False-brome	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Brachypodium pinnatum/	Brachypodium pinnatum	tor-grass, heath false-brome	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Bromus	a genus of bromes	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/	Bromus	a genus of bromes	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Bromus	a genus of bromes	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Bromus/	Bromus	a genus of bromes	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Nardus stricta	Mat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Nardus stricta/	Nardus stricta	mat-grass	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Nardus stricta	Mat-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Nardus stricta/	Nardus stricta	mat-grass	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium (rather short)	rather short sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Agrostis	bent grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot	rather short	sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/	Agrostis	bent grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Agrostis	bent grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Agrostis/	Agrostis	bent grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Alopecurus	foxtail grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus/	Alopecurus	foxtail grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Alopecurus	foxtail grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Alopecurus/	Alopecurus	foxtail grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Ammophila (Bot.)	marram grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Ammophila (Bot.)/	Ammophila (Bot.)	marram grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Ammophila (Bot.)	marram grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Ammophila (Bot.)/	Ammophila (Bot.)	marram grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Avena	oats	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Avena/	Avena	oats	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Avena	oats	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Avena/	Avena	oats	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Dactylis	cock’s-foot grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis/	Dactylis	cock's-foot grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Dactylis	cock’s-foot grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Dactylis/	Dactylis	cock's-foot grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/	Deschampsia cespitosa	tufted hair-grass	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Deschampsia cespitosa	Tufted Hair-grass	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Deschampsia cespitosa/	Deschampsia cespitosa	tufted hair-grass	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Festuca arundinacea	Tall Fescue	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca arundinacea/	Festuca arundinacea	tall fescue	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Festuca arundinacea	Tall Fescue	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca arundinacea/	Festuca arundinacea	tall fescue	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Festuca longifolia	Blue Fescue	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/	Festuca longifolia	blue fescue	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Festuca longifolia	Blue Fescue	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Festuca longifolia/	Festuca longifolia	blue fescue	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Holcus	soft-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus/	Holcus	soft-grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Holcus	soft-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Holcus/	Holcus	soft-grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Lolium	rye-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium/	Lolium	rye-grasses	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Lolium	rye-grasses	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Lolium/	Lolium	rye-grasses	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Elytrigia atherica	Sea Couch	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/	Elytrigia atherica	sea couch	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Elytrigia atherica	Sea Couch	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia atherica/	Elytrigia atherica	sea couch	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Elytrigia repens ssp repens	Common Couch	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/	Elytrigia repens subsp. repens	common couch	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Elytrigia repens ssp repens	Common Couch	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Elytrigia repens subsp. repens/	Elytrigia repens subsp. repens	common couch	inflorescence	(7)
sclerotium	sclerotium infects and damages inflorescence	Secale cereale	Rye	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		sclerotium	Foodplant / pathogen	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Secale cereale/	Secale cereale	rye	inflorescence	(9-11)
Sphacelia anamorph	Sphacelia anamorph parasitises inflorescence	Secale cereale	Rye	Poales: Poaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelia anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Secale cereale/	Secale cereale	rye	inflorescence	(7)

Affected Part	Summary	Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Summary
	Sphacelium anamorph is associate of colony of Cladosporium colony	Cladosporium	a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes	Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium/	Cladosporium	a genus of dematiaceous hyphomycetes		colony	Cladosporium colony	Fungus / associate	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelium anamorph		colony of Cladosporium colony is associated with Sphacelium anamorph
	stroma (germinating) is parasitised by gregarious perithecium	Neobarya aurantiaca	an ascomycete	Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Neobarya aurantiaca/	Neobarya aurantiaca	an ascomycete	gregarious		perithecium	Fungus / parasite	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		stroma (germinating)		gregarious perithecium parasitises stroma (germinating)
	Sphacelium anamorph is associate of colony of Fusarium anamorph	Fusarium	a genus of anamorphic fungi	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium/	Fusarium	a genus of anamorphic fungi		colony	Fusarium anamorph	Fungus / associate	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		Sphacelium anamorph		colony of Fusarium anamorph is associated with Sphacelium anamorph
	stroma is food source of fruitbody	Deconica phillipsii	Grass Oysterling	Agaricales: Strophariaceae		/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Deconica phillipsii/	Deconica phillipsii	grass oysterling			fruitbody	Fungus / feeder	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot		stroma	Rare	fruitbody feeds on stroma
colony	colony of Sphacelia anamorph is associate of colony of Fusarium anamorph	Gibberella zeae	an ascomycete	Hypocreales: Nectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Gibberella zeae/	Gibberella zeae	an ascomycete		colony	Fusarium anamorph	Fungus / associate	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae/Claviceps purpurea/	Claviceps purpurea	ergot	colony	Sphacelia anamorph		colony of Fusarium anamorph is associated with colony of Sphacelia anamorph

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998	Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Subtaxon				Rank	Featured subtaxa	No of interactions	No of references
Claviceps purpurea var purpurea Ergot				Variety			1 references
Claviceps purpurea var spartinae Feather Ergot				Variety		6 trophisms	2 references

Species	Claviceps purpurea (Ergot)
Genus	Claviceps (ergot fungi)
Family	CLAVICIPITACEAE (a family of pyrenomycetes)
Order	HYPOCREALES (an order of ascomycetes and lichens)
Subclass	SORDARIOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of ascomycetes and lichens)
Class	SORDARIOMYCETES (a class of ascomycetes)
Subphylum	PEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
Phylum	ASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Preece, T., Chater, A. & Shattock, R.	2006	Home production of the ascospore stage of Claviceps purpurea and other fungi	Field Mycology Vol 7 (2): 54-56.
	Rutter, G.	2003	Witches, madness and a little black fungus	Field Mycology Vol 4 (2): 44-48.

Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.
(Ergot)

Interactions where Claviceps purpurea is the dominant partner and gains from the process

Interactions where Claviceps purpurea is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Claviceps purpurea is also a member of:

Identification Works

General Works

Competitive Exclusion

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)

Author	Year	Title	Source
Griffin, D.	2006	Ergot Germination	Field Mycology Vol 7 (3): 89-90.
Loveless, A.R. & Peach, J.M.	1986	Evidence from ascospores for host restriction in Claviceps purpurea	TBMS Vol 86 (4): 603-610.
Competitive Exclusion
Perez, L.I., Gundel, P.E., Ghersa, C.M. & Omacini, M.	2013	Family issues: fungal endophyte protects host grass from the closely related pathogen Claviceps purpurea	FungEcol Vol 06 (5): 379-386.