Leotia atrovirens

Leotia atrovirens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales
Family: Leotiaceae
Genus: Leotia
Species:
L. atrovirens
Binomial name
Leotia atrovirens
Pers.
Leotia atrovirens
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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 is unknown

Leotia atrovirens is a species of mushroom. The edibility of this mushroom is unknown. The cap is green, but as it matures it becomes dark green. The cap is lumpy, when young it is slimy or sticky. The stem can range from light green to dark green. The spore print is white. It has no gills. The fruiting body is gelatinous. It usually grows near each other in large to small clusters under conifers trees. They also grow well in dead stumps and moist soil.