Geoglossum

1 Earth tongue at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk

Geoglossum at Box Cutting Rainforest Walk - 26 Apr 2019
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Identification history

Geoglossum sp. (genus) 3 May 2019 Teresa
Geoglossum sp. (genus) 29 Apr 2019 Teresa

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Fruit body:- 30 - 70 mm tall with a distinct division between the fertile head and the stem. The head is elongated, club shaped, twisted, longitudinally furrowed, smooth, black, pointed yet blunt, waxy but not glutinous, darked than the stem; border with stem well defined. Stem is cylindrical with no basal swelling, small furrows noted Spores black

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  • Geoglossum Scientific name
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  • Up to 986.7m Recorded at altitude
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