Maryland Biodiversity Project - Hairy Earth Tongue (Trichoglossum hirsutum)

Hairy Earth Tongue Trichoglossum hirsutum (Persoon) Boudier

Synonyms: Velvety Earth Tongue.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Ascomycota > Class Geoglossomycetes > Order Geoglossales > Family Geoglossaceae > Genus Trichoglossum Hairy Earth Tongue - Trichoglossum hirsutum - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/16428

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.

Records:

There are 22 records in the project database.

Links:

View taxon at MycoBank

View taxon at iNaturalist

View taxon at NatureServe

Search Google Images

Search MBP Facebook posts (beta | requires login)

Seasonality:

[View seasonality details]

Hairy Earth Tongue (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). (Photo ID: 21996 - Psn: 30)

Hairy Earth Tongue (fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). Photo by Richard Orr. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

Hairy Earth Tongue (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). (Photo ID: 21995 - Psn: 50)

Hairy Earth Tongue (old fruiting bodies) in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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). Photo by Sue Muller. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a Hairy Earth Tongue specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/23/2013). Spores 15-septate (11-18). (Photo ID: 21994 - Psn: 200)

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

View All Images

Use of images featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.

Eating mushrooms can be dangerous. One should do so only with expert advice and great care. MBP accepts no liability for injury sustained in consuming fungi or other biodiversity.