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(Top) Xylaria hypoxlon; (bottom) earth tongue (Geoglossum fallax)

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earth tongue

fungus genus

Also known as: Geoglossum

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characteristics of Ascomycota

In Ascomycota
Earth tongue is the common name for the more than 80 Geoglossum species of the order Helotiales. They produce black to brown, club-shaped fruiting structures on soil or on decaying wood.
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