Jellybaby

Edibility

Deadly — can kill Source: Wikipedia: Leotia lubrica

Classification from Wikipedia: Leotia lubrica. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

• New York 228 records · Foraging rules
• Ontario 137 records · Foraging rules
• Pennsylvania 134 records · Foraging rules
• North Carolina 104 records · Foraging rules
• Quebec 91 records · Foraging rules
• Massachusetts 83 records · Foraging rules
• Virginia 82 records · Foraging rules
• California 72 records · Foraging rules
• Vermont 66 records · Foraging rules
• West Virginia 66 records · Foraging rules
• Michigan 60 records · Foraging rules
• New Hampshire 55 records · Foraging rules
• Nova Scotia 55 records · Foraging rules
• Tennessee 52 records · Foraging rules
• Minnesota 42 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Leotia lubrica, commonly referred to as jelly baby, is a species of fungus in the family Leotiaceae. L. lubrica was first validly described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, but it was later transferred to Leotia by Christiaan Hendrik Persoon. Its relationship with other members of the genus, of which it is the type species, is complicated. The species produces small fruit bodies up to 6 centimetres (2+1⁄2 in) in height, featuring a head and a stalk. The youngest fruit bodies are small and conical, but the fertile head quickly grows from the stalk. Ochre with tints of olive-green, the heads are irregularly shaped, while the stalk, of a similar colour, attaches them to the ground. The appearance can be somewhat variable and is similar to a number of other species, including Cudonia confusa, C. circinans, L. atrovirens and L. viscosa. L. lubrica has been recorded in Europe, Asia, North America, and Australasia. Growing in woodland among moss, plant detritus or other habitats, the fruit bodies are typically found in large numbers, though they can grow in tight clumps or even individually. The species may feed as a saprotroph or possibly obtains nutrition from living trees through ectomycorrhizae. It is often described as inedible, despite its common name, but has occasionally been reported as a good edible.

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