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Claviceps purpurea var. spartinae R.A. Duncan & J.F. White, 2002 (Feather Ergot)
| Date: | 23 October 2008 |
| OS grid ref: | ST36 |
| Lat/Lon: | 51° 20' N, 2° 60' W |
| Location: | Vice County: North Somerset, VC6, England |
| Voucher: | 23/10/2008[J] (Please quote this in any queries about this record) |
| Stage or state: | Resting stage |
| Record Summary: | Large ergots growing on spikelets of Spartina on muddy beach |
| Associated organism: | on live spikelets of Sparina |
| Identification Notes: | With dark blackish-green secondary infection. The ergots smelt strongly of alcohol. |
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