Leotia viscosa
| Leotia viscosa | |
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| Leotia viscosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Ascomycota |
| Subphylum: | Pezizomycotina |
| Class: | Leotiomycetes |
| Order: | Helotiales |
| Family: | Leotiaceae |
| Genus: | Leotia |
| Species: | L. viscosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Leotia viscosa Fr. (1822) | |
| Leotia viscosa | |
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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: 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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