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Geoglossum

Notes

Black, upright, fleshy fruiting bodies. Discomycetes, with the outside of the upper part of the fruiting body covered with the fertile layer, with a sterile base. Saprobic on soil.
Taxonomically poorly understood, 3 species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Name (click to select)Image (click to enlarge)
 Geoglossum australe  
 Geoglossum cookeanum
 Geoglossum muelleri  
 Geoglossum nigritum  
 Geoglossum umbratile