| Trichoglossum hirsutum |
| Growing in a fen with sandy soil. These examples are 2-3cm tall, can get up to 9cm. Covered with bristle-like hairs called setae. Fall; in poor soil. |
| Ascospores are 15 septate at maturity. 110-140 microns. |
| The "hockey stick" paraphyses of Trichoglossum hirsutum. |
| The dark brown and pointed structure is a single seta with a blue-tipped ascus beside it. |
| See Beginners Guide to Earth Tongues by Irene Ridge |