Tuesday, 14 February 2012

Jellybaby

Facts
Common Name: 
Jellybaby
Scientific Name: 
Leotia lubrica
Typical Size (mm): 
30-80mm
Cap Diameter (mm): 
10-20mm across
Stem Height (mm): 
20-60mm
Stem Diameter (mm): 
3-5mm
Information
Description: 

This fungus is found in damp conditions in both deciduous and coniferous woodland, often growing in moss. The cap is yellowish-green with irregular lobes and a slight umbo or depression and the cap edges are slightly inrolled. The fungus flesh is slightly slippery to the touch.

Distribution: 

Locally common

Habitat: 

All types of woodland, preferring moist conditions, often found in moss.

Cap: 

Caps are yellow or greenish-yellow, flattened with irregular lobes and an uneven umbo or depression, cap edges are rolled under and inwards, surface slimy on top, smooth underneath. The fertile layer is on the caps upper surface.

Flesh: 

Flesh is gelatinous, yellowish-white and has very little taste and has a slightly mouldy smell.

Spores: 

Yellowish-white