Rare Blue-Based Earthtongue Fungus, New to UK, Found in West Sussex
A rare blue-based earthtongue fungus (Microglossum cyanobasis), previously recognized in Spain, has been discovered in ancient woodland in West Sussex, marking it as a new species for the UK and only the second specimen found in Europe.
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Rare tongue-shaped fungus discovered in nature reserve in West Sussex
Microglossum cyanobasis – or blue-based earthtongue – is only the second such specimen ever to be found in Europe The discovery of a rare, tongue-shaped fungus is being hailed as a sign of the crucial ecological value of England’s national nature reserves. Never before recorded in the UK, the blue-based earthtongue, also known as Microglossum cyanobasis, was found sprouting at the Kingley Vale national nature reserve in West Sussex. Continue reading...
By Damien Gayle
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Discovery of Blue-Based Earthtongue fungus in West Sussex comes almost 20 years after species was first recognised in Spain
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