Ergot
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Ergot, or ergot fungi, is a group of fungi of the genus Claviceps.
Claviceps purpurea Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 185
Ergot-derived drug to stop postpartum bleeding
Ergot on wheat heads
Claviceps purpurea
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Claviceps purpurea is an ergot fungus that grows on the ears of rye and related cereal and forage plants. Consumption of grains or seeds contaminated with the survival structure of this fungus, the er
Ergot
…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…
Claviceps purpurea
Various stages in the life cycle of Claviceps purpurea
fruiting bodies with head and stipe on Sclerotium
Model of Claviceps purpurea, Botanical Museum Greifswald