Leotia viscosa
| Leotia viscosa | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Leotiales |
| Family: | Leotiaceae |
| Genus: | Leotia |
| Species: | L. viscosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Leotia viscosa Fr. (1822)
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| Leotia viscosa | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
| Smooth hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium attachment is not applicable | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is white | |
| Ecology is saprotrophic | |
| Edibility is unknown | |
Leotia viscosa, commonly known as chicken lips, as well as jelly baby and green jelly drops, is a species of mushroom in the Leotiaceae family. Its stipe is yellow and the cap is green. The cap comes in a variety of shapes.
The species grows under oak trees or on dead logs. It is regarded as nonpoisonous.