| Phylum: Ascomycota | Class: Leotiomycetes |
| Order: Leotiales | Family: Leotiaceae |
| Species: Microglossum olivaceum s. lat. (Pers.) Gillet | |
| Synonyms: |
Earth Tongue Geoglossum olivaceum Leptoglossum olivaceum Microglossum olivaceum Mitrula olivacea Olive Earth-Tongue Tafod Daear Melynwyrdd teangannan-talmhainn teanga-talmhainn |
| Common Name: | Olive Earthtongue |
| Now known to be a group of species, these records cannot reliably be transferred to the new species but have to remain at the group level. We can guess at the photographs below, but they are only guesses!! | |
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Photographer: © Roy Anderson |
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| Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Poa (1) Poaceae (1) |
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| Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Acid grassland: unimproved (4) Calcareous grassland (3) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (3) Sand-dune: dune grassland (3) Grassland and marsh (2) Poor semi-improved (2) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, upland (1) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1) Parkland and scattered trees (1) Woodland (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: coniferous (1) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (1) |
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| Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (16) Soil Grassy (7) Soil Leaves (2) Soil Mossy (2) Mossy bole (1) |
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| Months recorded in & number of records: September (5) October (32) November (20) |
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