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.