Earth Tongue - Geoglossum fallax
Description
Fruiting body club-shaped, 2-7 cm tall, fertile "head," 2-6 mm thick, flattened, sometimes grooved, brown to dark-brown, rarely black, minutely hairy. Stipe round, 1-2 mm thick, solid at the base, often hollow near the apex, coloured like the "head," roughened or with scattered small scales.
Identification difficulty

Habitat
Scattered mossy places or in areas of short grass with a lot of moss. Restricted to the same unfertilized grasslands that support Waxcap fungi.
When to see it
Late autumn
UK Status
Widespread but uncommon; only found in suitable grassland habitats.
VC55 Status
Uncommon and restricted to a few sites having unimproved grassland.
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