Hairy Earth Tongue (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013).

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Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 358972 - Psn: 30)

Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Hairy Earth Tongue (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013).

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Spores of Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 358974 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Hairy Earth Tongue in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 216817 - Psn: 175)

Hairy Earth Tongue in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).

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Spores collected from a Hairy Earth Tongue specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). Spores 15-septate (11-18).

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Status

Found scattered on rotting wood, soil, or moss.

Description

Fruiting body: Black, dry. Head; club to lance-shaped, somewhat compressed; white hairs visible under magnifying lens. Stalk: Hard. 15- septate spores differentiate this species from similar species. Spore examination is necessary to identify any black earth tongues to species. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

See also Geoglossum. Use Trichoglossum sp. page if identification isn't verified by spore examination.

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Hairy Earth Tongue (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.

Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Hairy Earth Tongue (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Spores of Hairy Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (9/19/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Joanne Solem.

Hairy Earth Tongue in Carroll Co., Maryland (9/12/2020). (c) smuller, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). View Record Details Media by Sue Muller.

Spores collected from a Hairy Earth Tongue specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). Spores 15-septate (11-18). View Record Details Media by Richard Orr.