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| Earth tongue, Geoglossum species |
Expand these pictures to see the Earth tongues below.
Glutinoglossum glutinosum is a saprophytic species. Its fruitbodies grow scattered on soil in moss beds or in grassy areas. The fungus has been used as an indicator of medium-quality grassland in the UK. Reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glutinoglossum_glutinosum
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| Xylaria hypoxylon, Candlesnuff or Stag's horn fungus |
The candlesnuff fungus, also known as the 'Stag's Horn', has an erect, simple or forked fruiting body with a downy stalk. It grows in groups on dead and rotting wood, and can be found on stumps and branches of all sorts of trees. Fungi belong to their own kingdom and get their nutrients and energy from organic matter, rather than photosynthesis like plants. It is often just the fruiting bodies, or 'mushrooms', that are visible to us, arising from an unseen network of tiny filaments called 'hyphae'. These fruiting bodies produce spores for reproduction, although fungi can also reproduce asexually by fragmentation. Reference:
https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife-explorer/fungi/candlesnuff-fungus
The Waxcaps are doing well still too.
