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. It is only the second such specimen ever to be found in Europe. Liz Frost, an amateur fungus enthusiast who frequently visits the site, made the discovery. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news...-based-earthtongue-nature-reserve-west-sussex