Geoglossum cookeanum
Fruiting body club-shaped, black, smooth; widening into a head at the top and tapering down into a stem
Other Earth-tongues and Xylaria species (Dead Man's Fingers. etc.).
microscope 
Photograph in habitat; note substrate. The specimen will need to be microscopically examined in order to identify this species; we recommend that is is verified by an expert, from a specimen, before submission to NatureSpot
Unimproved short grassland and moss
Autumn
uncommon
sue
Osgathorpe, St Mary's churchyard
22 November 2023
det. G Hall
sue
Osgathorpe, St Mary's churchyard
22 November 2023
sue
Osgathorpe, St Mary's churchyard
22 November 2023
Ascospores x 400 - photos G Hall
sue
Osgathorpe, St Mary's churchyard
22 November 2023
Asci and Paraphyses x100 - photo G Hall
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Species profile
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Geoglossales
- Family:
- Geoglossaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 22/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)
- Last record:
- 22/11/2023 (Timms, Sue)
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