Leotia lubrica

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Leotia lubrica

Leotia lubrica

Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Subphylum:	Pezizomycotina
Class:	Leotiomycetes
Order:	Helotiales
Family:	Leotiaceae
Genus:	Leotia
Species:	L. lubrica

Leotia lubrica
mycological characteristics:

cap is convex

stipe is bare
spore print is white

edibility: inedible

Leotia lubrica (common name, Jelly Babies) is a species of mushroom.The stem and cap are bright yellow. The cap is dry and brittle. The stem is thin. While this species is not toxic its inedible. It grows under conifer trees. It is distrputed throughour North America.