Leotia viscosa
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| Species: | L. viscosa
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| Leotia viscosa Fr. (1822)
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 | Smooth hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium attachment is not applicable |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is saprotrophic |
 | Edibility is unknown |
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.
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