''Leotia viscosa'', commonly known as chicken lips,
as well as jelly baby and green jelly drops, is a species of
mushroom
A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing Sporocarp (fungi), fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground on soil or another food source. ''Toadstool'' generally refers to a poisonous mushroom.
The standard for the n ...
in the
Leotiaceae
The Leotiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Leotiales. Species in this family are saprobic, and have a wide distribution, especially in temperate regions. The family contains 7 genera and 34 species
A species () is often defined as th ...
family. Its stipe is yellow and the
cap
A cap is a flat headgear, usually with a visor. Caps have crowns that fit very close to the head. They made their first appearance as early as 3200 BC. The origin of the word "cap" comes from the Old French word "chapeau" which means "head co ...
is green. The cap comes in a variety of shapes.
The species grows under
oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisp ...
trees or on dead logs.
It is regarded as nonpoisonous.
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Leotia viscosa' a
Mushroom Expert
Helotiales
Fungi of North America
Fungi described in 1822
Fungus species
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