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Black earth tongue

Trichoglossum hirsutum

Description:

Black

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8 Comments

swift1482
swift1482 10 years ago

I agree. That looks much more like it. Thank you.

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

That looks much closer. Good call Lipase.

Lipase
Lipase 10 years ago

in my guide Trichoglossum hirsutum looks the most similar of the earth tongues

Lipase
Lipase 10 years ago

look a bit like a black 'earth tongue' species too. were they rubbery/like jelly babies or were they hard and rigid? If they were hard I'd guess xylaria too or similar genus

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

It's quite possibly another Xylaria species.

swift1482
swift1482 10 years ago

Yeah, my natural history teacher said they were, but now that I looked them up I don't think they are either.

gully.moy
gully.moy 10 years ago

I don't think these are deadman's fingers, but they are very cool.

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander 10 years ago

So unusual!

swift1482
Spotted by
swift1482

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Spotted on Feb 22, 2013
Submitted on Apr 12, 2013

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