An epiphytic fungus is a fungus that grows upon, or attached to, a living plant. The term epiphytic derives from the Greek epi- (meaning 'upon') and phyton (meaning 'plant').

[edit] Examples

Many examples of epiphytic microorganisms exist.^[1] The ergoline alkaloids found in Convolvulaceae are produced by a seed-transmitted epiphytic clavicipitaceous fungus .^[2]

[edit] See also

• Epiphyte
• Endophytic fungus, an endophyte that grows inside a plant
• Endosymbiont

[edit] References

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