"Morchella sextelata ", identified as phylogenetic species " Mel-6 ", has been shown to colonize the non-native species " Bromus tectorum " ( cheatgrass ) as an endophyte, increasing the overall growth of the grass, as well as the abundance of seeds and their tolerance to extreme heat ( ).
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In other plant species, " P . longicolla " can also live as an endophyte, such as in the mangrove plant " Sonneratia caseolaris " . " P . longicolla " has also been found to produce a number of cytotoxic and antimicrobial secondary metabolites, such as dicerandrols and phomoxanthones . " P . longicolla " was first described in 1985 by Thomas W . Hobbs " et al . " at the Department of Plant Pathology at Ohio State University