Leotia atrovirens

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Leotia atrovirens
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales
Family: Leotiaceae
Genus: Leotia
Species:
L. atrovirens
Binomial name
Leotia atrovirens
Pers.
Leotia atrovirens
Information icon.svg
Smooth icon.pngSmooth hymenium
Convex cap icon.svg Cap is convex
NA cap icon.svg Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Bare stipe icon.svg Stipe is bare
Transparent spore print icon.svg
Spore print is white
Saprotrophic fungus.svgEcology is saprotrophic
Mycomorphbox Question.pngEdibility 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.