Jelly Babies
Leotia lubrica
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Description
Jelly Babies (Leotia lubrica) can be found in soil around broadleaf trees or conifers, but sometimes on decomposing wood. The season ranges from late spring through fall. It is also known as "Ochre Jelly Club".
Observations
July 26th, 2023 Indian Cave State Park
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Growing clustered from soil in well-shaded, North-facing mixed Oak/Hickory woodland slope near creek.
- Nearby Trees: American Hophornbeam, Hackberry, American Linden, Northern Red Oak, and Red Mulberry.
- Cap irregular shaped with a slight depression above where the stipe attaches.
- Stipe flattened in places and with scales especially near the apex.
Additional Info
- Smell: not distinctive
- Taste: mildly acrid to not distinctive.
- KOH: darkening surfaces with a greenish outline.
GAACGCACATTGCACCCTCTGGCACCCAGGGGGTATGCCTGTCCGAGCGTCGTCACGACCCTCGAGCTCCCCGGAGCTCGGCGTTGGGTGCGGCCCCGATCACCGGGGCCCTCCCCAAAACCAGTGGCGGCCGTGGCCCGGTCCCGAGCGCAGTAGACTTCTCTCGCTCAGGGGCCTGGGCGGCGTGCCGGCCAGCAAGACTTCAGCCACACCAAAGGTTGACCTCGGATCAGGTAGGAGCACCCGCTGAACTTAA