Leotia viscosa

Leotia viscosa (common name, chicken lips) is a species of mushroom in the Leotiaceae family. Its stem color can be yellow, orange to white, and the cap is green. The cap comes in a variety of shapes. The edibility of this mushroom is unknown. It grows under conifer trees, or on dead logs.

Leotia viscosa
Leotia viscosa
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L. viscosa
Binomial name
Leotia viscosa
Fr. (1822)
Leotia viscosa
float
Mycological characteristics
smooth hymenium
cap is convex
hymenium attachment is not applicable
stipe is bare
spore print is white
ecology is saprotrophic
edibility: unknown


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