Trichoglossum hirsutum (Pers.:Fr.) Boud.
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common name(s) : Hairy Earthtongue
New classification: Ascomycota/Pezizomycotina/Leotiomycetes/Leotiomycetidae/Geoglossales/Geoglossaceae
Former classification: Ascomycota/Hymenoascomycetes/Pezizomycetideae/Leotiales/Geoglossaceae
synonyms: Trichoglossum hirsutum-hirsutum
(unconfirmed synonyms: Trichoglossum hirsutum-capitatum, Trichoglossum capitatum, Geoglossum hirsutum)
edibility : inedible
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The fruiting body is tongue-shaped, or resembling a spade or bellman, black.
The fertile surface is smooth.
It grows on the ground, in the grass, on a rather acid soil.
The fruiting period takes place from September to December.
Dimensions: |
width of fruiting body approximately 0.6 cm (between 0.3 and 0.8 cm) |
| total height approximately 5 cm (between 2 and 8 cm) |
Distinctive features : spade- or bellman-shaped, dark colour
Trichoglossum hirsutum is rare and confined in the forest of Rambouillet, and is infrequent, more generally speaking
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| | Above : distribution map of Trichoglossum hirsutum in the forest of Rambouillet |
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page updated on 14/01/18