Sphagnum Earthtongue

Geoglossum sphagnophilum

Swampy forests. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, 5-6 cm tall, club- or tongue-shaped. In the upper part, 1-3 cm high, the widened cap is irregularly tongue-shaped, club-shaped, wrinkled, matt, black. Stem 2-4 cm tall, round, flat, straight or curved, firm, tapering at the base. Characteristic features: grows among sphagnum mosses. Appears as a few fruiting bodies together in damp, swampy places among sphagnum. Very rare, deserves protection