Epichloë funkii is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.
A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2007,[1] Epichloë funkii is a natural allopolyploid of Epichloë elymi and Epichloë festucae.
Epichloë funkii is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species Achnatherum robustum.
References
- ^ Moon, Christina D.; Guillaumin, Jean-Jacques; Ravel, Catherine; Li, Chunjie; Craven, Kelly D.; Schardl, Christopher L. (2007). "New Neotyphodium endophyte species from the grass tribes Stipeae and Meliceae". Mycologia. 99 (6): 895–905. doi:10.1080/15572536.2007.11832521. ISSN 0027-5514.