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Periglandula clandestina

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Periglandula clandestina
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Sordariomycetes
Order: Hypocreales
Family: Clavicipitaceae
Genus: Periglandula
Species:
P. clandestina
Binomial name
Periglandula clandestina
Hazel & Panaccione (2025)

Periglandula clandestina is a fungus of the genus Periglandula.[1][2] It is symbiotic with the morning glory plant Ipomoea tricolor (the Mexican morning glory).[1][2] Ipomoea tricolor seeds are hallucinogenic in humans due to the presence of naturally occurring lysergamides or ergot alkaloids like ergine (lysergic acid amide; LSA) and isoergine (isolysergic acid amide; iso-LSA).[1][2] The lysergamides present in Ipomoea tricolor are produced by Periglandula clandestina that it is symbiotic with rather than by Ipomoea tricolor itself.[1][2] Periglandula clandestina, isolated from Ipomoea tricolor, was discovered and first described by Corinne Hazel and Daniel Panaccione at West Virginia University in 2025.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "WVU student discovers long-awaited mystery fungus sought by LSD's inventor". WVU Today. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Hazel CM, Panaccione DG (April 2025). "A new species of Periglandula symbiotic with the morning glory Ipomoea tricolor". Mycologia: 1–13. doi:10.1080/00275514.2025.2483634. PMID 40261263.
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