Epichloë schardlii  Epichloë schardlii is a hybrid asexual species in the fungal genus "Epichloë". A systemic and seed-transmissible grass symbiont first described in 2017, "Epichloë schardlii" is a natural allopolyploid of two strains in the "Epichloë typhina" complex (subsp. "poae" × subsp. "poae"). "Epichloë schardlii" is found in North America, where it has been identified in the grass species "Poa" "alsodes".