Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Pers.) Gillet
(Olive Earthtongue)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMicroglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
GenusMicroglossum (green earthtongues)
FamilyGEOGLOSSACEAE (earthtongues)
OrderGEOGLOSSALES (an order of fungi)
ClassGEOGLOSSOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue) :
1: Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
15 Nov 2015 OSGR: SU23 51° 10’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: South Wilts (VC 8) England
numerous clusters of fruitbodies over several meters of unimproved grassland
Image 1: Fruitbody cluster - oblique viewImage 2: Fruitbody cluster - oblique view (2)Image 3: Fruitbody cluster - oblique view (3)
2: Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
19 Nov 2006 OSGR: SH45 53° 10’ N, 4° 20’ W Vice County: Caernarvon (VC 49) Wales
Image 1: Fruitbodies - pale backgroundImage 2: Asci and ascospores - magnifiedImage 3: Asci and paraphyses in hymenium squash - magnifiedImage 4: Ascospores - magnifiedImage 5: Ascospores - magnified (2)Image 6: Ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 7: Ascus and ascospores - magnifiedImage 8: Ascus - highly magnifiedImage 9: Ascus - highly magnified (2)Image 10: Ascus tips and ascospores - highly magnifiedImage 11: Ascus tips - highly magnifiedImage 12: Ascus tips - highly magnified (2)
3: Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
27 Oct 2006 OSGR: SN51 51° 50’ N, 4° 0’ W Vice County: Carmarthen (VC 44) Wales
on old, grassed-over spoil mound
Image 1: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-upImage 2: Fruitbodies - in situ - close-up (2)Image 3: Fruitbodies - lain down - close-upImage 4: Fruitbodies - lain down - close-up (2)Image 5: Fruitbodies - lain down - close-up - white background
4: Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
29 Oct 1977 OSGR: SU73 51° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
in grassland
Image 1: In situImage 2: Side views

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, S., Marren, P. & Harper, M. Important Fungus Areas - a provisional assessment of the best sites for fungi in the United Kingdom 15pp, Plantlife International

Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Microglossum olivaceum agg. (Olive Earthtongue)

Vulnerable

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