Leotia lubrica (Jellybaby)

The fruitbody consists of a cap atop a stem. The cap is smooth and knobbly to weakly lobed (both top and bottom - no gills, pores or spines on the underside). It may grow to over 5 centimetres tall, with the cap sometimes reaching a width of over 2 centimetres. The yellow to greenish (or olivaceous) yellow fruitbody has a rubbery to jelly-like texture and is sticky to slimy when wet.

The fruitbodies are found on the ground in various damp, forested habitats (or simulations thereof, e.g. the rainforest gully at the ANBG).

Leotia lubrica is known from many countries.

It may be that Leotia lubrica, as currently  defined, consists of more than one species. However, until further studies are done it is simplest to use that species name for anything that fits the features noted above.

Look-alikes

Leotia lubrica is quite distinctive. Vibrissea dura has a similar size and shape (including the knobbly to weakly lobed cap), but it shows  creamy to pale brown shades.