The Nature LibraryEN·ES
iNat·123250GenusFungi4,902 field observations
  1. Fungi Including Lichens
  2. ›Ascomycete Fungi
  3. ›Sac Fungi and Lichens
  4. ›Sordariomycetes
  5. ›Hypocreomycetidae
  6. ›Hypocreales
  7. ›Clavicipitaceae
  8. ›Clavicipitoideae
  9. ›Clavicipiteae
Ergots
Plate 1 of 3. (c) portioid, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by portioid · via iNaturalist

Ergots

Claviceps

Ergot (), or ergot fungi, is a group of fungi of the genus Claviceps.

The most prominent member of this group is Claviceps purpurea (rye ergot fungus). This fungus grows on rye and related plants, and produces alkaloids that can cause ergotism in humans and other mammals who consume grains contaminated with its fruiting structure (called ergot sclerotium).

Continue reading on Wikipedia

12 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Claviceps

sectionClaviceps

Paspalorum

sectionPaspalorum

Pusillae

sectionPusillae

Claviceps sp. 'purpurea-IN01'

speciesClaviceps sp. 'purpurea-IN01'

Citrinae

sectionCitrinae

Claviceps caricina

speciesClaviceps caricina

Claviceps bothriochloae

speciesClaviceps bothriochloae

Claviceps amamiensis

speciesClaviceps amamiensis

Claviceps annulata

speciesClaviceps annulata

Claviceps balansioides

speciesClaviceps balansioides

Claviceps cinerea

speciesClaviceps cinerea

Claviceps tenuispora

speciesClaviceps tenuispora

See this branch on the Wheel of Life →
§·

Where it lives

Recorded sightings

—

geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.

Drag the globe to turn it. Dots are where records exist, not a range map; darker means more records.

§·

In the stacks

Searching the stacks…

Every page naming Claviceps in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →

This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123250.