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Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
(1853). Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3 20: 45.

Classification

kingdom
Fungi
phylum
Ascomycota
class
Sordariomycetes
order
Hypocreales
family
Clavicipitaceae
genus
Claviceps
species
Claviceps purpurea

Name

Synonyms
Claviceps entomorrhiza (Schumach. ex Fr.) Wettst.
Claviceps microcephala (Wallr.) Tul.
Claviceps microcephala var. acus Desm.
Claviceps purpurea f. secalis J.Krebs
Claviceps purpurea var. agropyri Tanda
Cordiceps purpurea (Fr.) Fr.
Cordyceps entomorrhiza Schumach.
Cordyceps entomorrhiza Schumach. ex Fr.
Cordyceps microcephala (Wallr.) Berk. & Broome
Cordyceps purpurea (Fr.) Fr.
Cordyceps purpurea var. acus Desm.
Cordylia entomorrhiza Schumach.
Cordylia entomorrhiza Schumach. ex Fr.
Kentrosporium microcephalum Wallr.
Sclerotium clavus DC.
Spermoedia clavus (DC.) Fr.
Sphacelia segetum Lév.
Sphaeria microcephala (Wallr.) Currey
Sphaeria purpurea Fr.
Homonyms
Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.
Common names
Almindelig meldrøjer in Danish
Almindelig meldrøjer in Danish
Cornezuelo del centeno in Spanish
Ergot in English
Ergot in English
Ergot in English
Ergot du seigle in French
Ergot du seigle in French
Meldrøjer in Danish
Mutterkorn in German
Mutterkorn in German
Paprastasis skalsiagrybis in Lithuanian
Purpurbrauner Mutterkornpilz in German
Rye Ergot in English
Rye Ergot Fungus in English
Secale cornutum in Latin
anyarozs in Hungarian
buławinka czerwona in Polish
cavdar mahmuzu in Turkish
cereal ergot in English
cornello del centeno in Spanish
echt moederkoren in Dutch
espolón de centeno in Spanish
meldrøye in Norwegian Bokmål
mjöldryga in Swedish
mjølauke in Nynorsk, Norwegian
mjølauke in language.
mjølauke in language.
mjølauke in language.
mjøldrøye in language.
moro in Spanish
paličkovice nachová in Czech
rnezuelo in Spanish
rye & brome ergot in English
torajyväsieni in Finnish
torajyväsieni in Finnish
çavdar mahmuzu in Turkish
Спорынья пурпурная in Russian
Спорынья ржи in Russian
Եղջերասունկ in Armenian
クサヨシ麦角病菌 in Japanese
バッカクキン in Japanese
麥角菌 in Chinese
Echt moederkoren in Dutch
Rye Ergot in English
Rye Ergot in English
meldrøye in Norwegian Bokmål
mjølauke in Nynorsk, Norwegian
Mallrug, Mallryg in Welsh
Mallrug, Mallryg in Welsh

Bibliographic References

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  8. Index Fungorum (2016) http://www.indexfungorum.org/
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  11. Pažoutová, Pešicová, Chudíčková, Šrůtka & Kolařík (2015) Delimitation of cryptic species inside Claviceps purpurea.
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  14. Rivas Mateos,M. ( 1897). Estudios preliminares para la flora de la provincia de Cáceres., Anales Soc.Esp.Hist.Nat.Anales Soc.Esp.Hist.Nat.26[Memorias]:177-215 <996>
  15. Rivas Mateos,M. ( 1897). Estudios preliminares para la flora de la provincia de Cáceres., Anales Soc.Esp.Hist.Nat.Anales Soc.Esp.Hist.Nat.26[Memorias]:177-215 <996>
  16. Robert, Stegehuis & Stalpers (2016) The MycoBank engine and related databases.
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  18. Tulasne (1853) Mémoire sur l'Ergot des Glumacées
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