A gelatinous jelly baby with a dark green head on a contrasting yellow to orange stalk. It is traditionally separated from Leotia lubrica only by color. DNA work places some green-headed collections inside L. lubrica lineages, so its status as a distinct species is uncertain.
Not recommended. Wikipedia describes it as nonpoisonous, but its edibility is poorly documented, and the closely related Leotia lubrica contains low levels of monomethylhydrazine, the false-morel toxin.
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Habitat
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On the ground in leaf litter and soil and on well-decayed wood, often under oaks; singly, in groups or clusters. Reported fruiting July to October (Wikipedia), and late winter to spring in California (Mykoweb).
Distribution
North America; Mykoweb reports it as more common in California than Leotia lubrica. The sources consulted do not give a full range, and records depend on how the species is separated from L. lubrica.
Characteristics
Head: olive-green to dark green, convex to irregularly lobed, well defined, slimy when fresh. Stem: pale yellow to yellow-orange, rubbery-gelatinous. Size: whole fruit body up to about 6.5 cm tall. Spores: ascospores borne in asci on the upper surface of the head; no measurements found in the sources consulted.
