Periglandula clandestina
| Periglandula clandestina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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. It is symbiotic with the morning glory plant Ipomoea tricolor (the Mexican morning glory). 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). The lysergamides present in Ipomoea tricolor are produced by Periglandula clandestina that it is symbiotic with rather than by Ipomoea tricolor itself. Periglandula clandestina, isolated from Ipomoea tricolor, was discovered and first described by Corinne Hazel and Daniel Panaccione at West Virginia University in 2025.