Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales	Family: Clavicipitaceae
Species: Claviceps purpurea var. purpurea (Fr.) Tul.

Synonyms:

Claviceps microcephala Claviceps purpurea Cordyceps microcephala Cordyceps purpurea Kentrosporium microcephalum Sclerotium clavus Sphacelia segetum Sphaeria purpurea

Common Name:

Ergot

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Dactylis glomerata (11) Molinia caerulea (8) Carex (7) Anthoxanthum odoratum (6) Leymus arenarius (4) Poaceae (4) Holcus (3) Phleum pratense (3) Lolium perenne (2) Ammophila (2) Spartina x townsendii (2) Holcus lanatus (2) Arrhenatherum elatius (2) Quercus (1) Glyceria (1) Glyceria fluitans (1) Agrostis canina (1) Phalaris arundinacea (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland (6) Woodland and scrub (6) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4) Acid grassland (3) Parkland and scattered trees (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Coastland: saltmarsh, Spartina dominated (1) Flush and spring (1) Sand-dune (1) Shingle/gravel above high tide mark (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: mixed (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Seed (10) Flower (5) Anthers (1) Leaf (1) Seed Head (1) Soil (1) Stem (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (6) August (19) September (28) October (14) November (5) December (1)