Epichloë baconii

{{Short description|Species of fungus}}

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|taxon = Epichloë baconii

|image = Stromata Botanophila Flies.jpg

|authority = J.F. White

|synonyms =

• Acremonium typhinum var. bulliforme {{small|J.F. White}}

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Epichloë baconii is a haploid sexual species in the fungal genus Epichloë.

A systemic grass symbiont first described in 1993,{{cite journal|last1=White|first1=James F.|title=Endophyte-Host associations in grasses. XIX. A systematic study of some sympatric species of Epichloë in England|journal=Mycologia|volume=85|issue=3|year=1993|pages=444–455|issn=0027-5514|doi=10.1080/00275514.1993.12026295}} Epichloë baconii is a sister lineage to Epichloë stromatolonga.

Epichloë baconii is found in Europe, where it has been identified in many species of grasses, including Agrostis capillaris, Agrostis stolonifera, Calamagrostis villosa, Calamagrostis varia and Calamagrostis purpurea.