Family: Geoglossaceae

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Earth tongues are generally small black poker shaped fungi with a swollen head up to 50 mm high and some time found covered with white spore deposit. Normally found living saprobically on the soil among the forest floor ground litter, use of a microscope it needed to aide with identification.	Web references
	- The Earth Tongues

Genus: Geoglossum

Species: Geoglossum fallax E.J. Durand
Common Name: Earth Tongue Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Solitary or in small groups in moss or leaf litter. Spore: Brown	Height: 70 mm Width: 10 mm Season: Winter to early spring. Edible: No

Species: Geoglossum glutinosum (Persoon) Fries This is a small sticky earth tongue dark in colour making it hard to find and to photograph.
Common Name: Glutinous Earth Tongue Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Ground Spore: Brown	Height: 45 mm Width: 4 mm Season: Early autumn to winter Edible: No

Genus: Microglossum

Species: Microglossum viride (Schrad.) Gillet
Common Name: Green Earth Tongue Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Ground Spore: Brown	Height: 50 mm Width: 4 mm Season: Winter Edible: No

Genus: Trichoglossum

Species: Trichoglossum hirsutum (Pers.) Boud. The white head and down the steam is probably a mould.
Common Name: Earth Tongue Found: Mixed Forest Substrate: Solitary or in small groups in moss or leaf litter Spore: Brown	Height: 70 mm Width: 10 mm Season: From late winter to early spring Edible: No

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