Maryland Biodiversity Project - Walter's Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum walteri)

Walter's Earth Tongue Trichoglossum walteri (Berkeley) E.J. Durand

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Geoglossomycetes > Order Geoglossales > Family Geoglossaceae > Genus Trichoglossum Walter's Earth Tongue - Trichoglossum walteri - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/11356

Description:

Spore examination is necessary to identify any black earth tongues to species.

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

Records:

There are 13 records in the project database.

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Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2013). (Photo ID: 21940 - Psn: 20)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2013). Richard Orr's notes: "Many dark Earth Tongue species look alike and can only be separated by microscopic examination. Note -- for this species the surface of the club is covered with microscopic spines. The spores are needle-like each consistently divided by 7 internal walls (septate). It was growing in rotting wood covered with moss." Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2013). (Photo ID: 7378 - Psn: 55)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Frederick Co., Maryland (7/30/2013). Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem. (Photo ID: 125319 - Psn: 57)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Montgomery Co., Maryland (10/2/2018). Determined by Jo and Bob Solem. Photo by Anne Looker. (MBP list)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (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: 358965 - Psn: 60)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

The spores from a Walter's Earth Tongue fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2013). Spores 7-septate. (Photo ID: 7614 - Psn: 100)

The spores from a Walter's Earth Tongue fungus in Howard Co., Maryland (8/10/2013). Spores 7-septate. Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (12/27/2015). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. (Photo ID: 55706 - Psn: 100)

Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (12/27/2015). Determined by Bob and Jo Solem. Photo by Bonnie Ott. (MBP list)

Spores of Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (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: 358966 - Psn: 105)

Spores of Walter's Earth Tongue in Howard Co., Maryland (Date obscured). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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