Botanical name:
Ergot on rye. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1999-08-24.
Claviceps purpurea (Fr.) Tul.
Engl.: ergot, ergot of rye, smut rye, spur, spurred rye.
Deu.: Mutterkorn.
Suom.: torajyvä.
Sven.: mjöldryga
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