Leotia viscosa

Leotia viscosa
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 Mycological characteristics
	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.

External links[]

• Leotia viscosa at Mushroom Expert