Periglandula are a genus of fungi in the family Clavicipitaceae.
Symbiosis
They live as epibionts, in a symbiotic relationship with two species of plant, Ipomoea asarifolia and Ipomoea corymbosa. They are known to produce ergot alkaloids 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:
See also Ergot
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