Periglandula are a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.
Symbiosis
They live as
, in a
Symbiosis relationship with two species of plant,
Ipomoea asarifolia and
Ipomoea corymbosa.
They are known to produce
related to
lysergic acid such as
ergine (lysergic acid amide; LSA), and LSH.
[Steiner, Ulrike, and Eckhard Leistner. "Ergoline alkaloids in convolvulaceous host plants originate from epibiotic clavicipitaceous fungi of the genus Periglandula." Fungal Ecology 5.3 (2012): 316-321. Available at: [1]]
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