Leotia lubrica
Leotia lubrica, "Jelly Babies", occurs world-wide, growing on soil in wet forests, common, and singly or in groups. Height up to 80 mm, yellow, yellowish-green, to olive green, with a roughly globose cap, tightly inrolled, gelatinous. The stem is lighter yellow to ochre, sturdy, viscid when young, with tiny scales. Baldry Crossing, Greensbush, Mornington Peninsula, 2008.
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