Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales Family: Leotiaceae
Species: Microglossum atropurpureum (Batsch) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Clavaria atropurpurea
Corynetes atropurpureus
Corynetes robustus
Dark-Purple Earthtongue
Geoglossum atropurpureum
Microglossum robustum
Tafod y Ddaear Dulas
Thuemenidium atropurpureum
Common Name: Dark-purple Earthtongue


UK Biodiversity Action Plan (2007): UK Priority Species
NI Biodiversity Action Plan: Northern Ireland Priority Species
Swedish Indicator List: Woodland Indicator Species
A grassland indicator species
Click on the dots to get a species list for the 10km square that it represents.
This distribution map was produced using DMap
Microglossum atropurpureumPhotographer: © Roy Anderson
Photographer: © Roy Anderson

Photographer: © Ray Woods Photographer: © David Mitchel Photographer: © David Mitchel
Have you a photograph, digital or otherwise that you would like to provide for this page? Or would you like to use this photograph? If so, please e-mail David Mitchel at the address given on the home page.

Or search Google Images for this species
View this species in its UK context on the NBN Atlas
Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Grassland: acidic, upland (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (1)
Sand-dune: dune grassland (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (12)
Soil Grassy (4)
Months recorded in & number of records:
March (1)
October (11)
November (25)