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