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Microglossum viride

Microglossum viride
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Microglossum viride
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Pezizomycotina
Class: Geoglossomycetes
Order: Geoglossales
Family: Geoglossaceae
Genus: Microglossum
Species: Microglossum viride
Binomial name
Microglossum viride
(Pers.) Gillet 1879

Microglossum viride is a species of fungi in the family Geoglossaceae. They are commonly called green earth tongues.

The word Microglossum comes from the Greek words mikrós + glōssa, and literally means "small tongue. The species epithet, viride, comes from the Latin viridis for "green."

Microglossum viride was described by Christiaan_Hendrik_Persoon in 1797 as Geoglossum viride. In 1879 it was moved into the genus Microglossum.

Microglossum viride species are found in woodlands in North America, Australia and Europe.


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