Jelly Babies
Leotia
Leotia is a genus of cup fungi of the phylum Ascomycota. Leotia species are globally distributed, and are believed to be saprobic. They are commonly known as jelly babies because of the gelatinous texture of their fruiting bodies.
19 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Ochre Jelly Club
speciesLeotia lubrica
Chicken Lips
speciesLeotia viscosa
Leotia atrovirens
speciesLeotia atrovirens
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-IN01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-IN01'
Leotia sp. 'atrovirens-01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'atrovirens-01'
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-PA01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-PA01'
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-CA01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-CA01'
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-IN02'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-IN02'
Leotia sp. 'NY01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'NY01'
Leotia chiricana
speciesLeotia chiricana
Leotia chlorocephala
speciesLeotia chlorocephala
Leotia sp. 'atrovirens-WV01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'atrovirens-WV01'
Leotia sp. 'OH01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'OH01'
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-AL01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-AL01'
Leotia rutilans
speciesLeotia rutilans
Leotia sp. 'FL01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'FL01'
Leotia sp. 'AU01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'AU01'
Leotia sp. 'lubrica-MX01'
speciesLeotia sp. 'lubrica-MX01'
Leotia stipitata
speciesLeotia stipitata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 58673.