Claviceps purpurea    (Fr.) Tul. 

common name(s) : Ergot 

New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreomycetidae/Hypocreales/Clavicipitaceae  
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pyrenomycetideae/Clavicipitales/Clavicipitaceae  

edibility : deadly poisonous

potential confusions with  Claviceps purpurea toxicity of Claviceps purpurea genus Claviceps  



Claviceps purpurea is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet .
here should be the distribution map of Claviceps purpurea in the forest of Rambouillet
Above : distribution map of Claviceps purpurea in the forest of Rambouillet



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