Rogers Mushrooms - Geoglossum difforme Mushroom


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Geoglossum difforme. Click a photo to enlarge it. back to list

Ref No: 7785
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location: North America, Europe

edibility: Inedible

fungus colour: Black or blackish

normal size: 5-15cm

cap type: Other

stem type: Lateral, rudimentary or absent

flesh: Mushroom slimy or sticky

spore colour: Light to dark brown

Geoglossum difforme (Fr.) Durand Fruit body 3-12cm high, club-shaped, strongly compressed; black; smooth, sticky, particularly on the tapering stem. Asci up to 240 x 275ľ. Spores club-shaped to cylindrical, smooth, 6-7 x 95-125ľ. Habitat growing singly or in groups on soil, humus, rotting wood, or among pine needles. Found in eastern North America and Europe. Season July-September. Not edible.


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