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Jelly Baby (Leotia lubrica)

Jelly baby (Leotia lubrica) is a widespread mushroom species known for its yellowish, irregularly shaped cap. When wet, jelly babies can be quite slippery; hence the specific epithet, lubrica. Ochre jelly club is an additional name for this common fungus.


Jelly baby (Leotia lubrica), mushroom with a unique brain-shaped cap. Focus-stacked composite of 91 exposures. Kruse Rhododendron SNR, Sonoma County, California, USA.
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