Phylum: Ascomycota	Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Leotiales	Family: Leotiaceae
Species: Leotia lubrica (Scop.) Pers.

Synonyms:

Helvella infundibuliformis Helvella lubrica Jellybaby Leotia atrovirens Leotia gelatinosa Leotia infundibuliformis Pennau Jeli

Common Name:

Jellybaby

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (73) Corylus avellana (17) Quercus (8) Betula (2) Betula pubescens (2) Pteridium aquilinum (2) Fraxinus excelsior (2) Ilex aquifolium (1) Quercus petraea (1) Prunus laurocerasus (1) Poa (1) Platanus x hispanica (1) Pinus (1) Picea (1) Hedera helix (1) Carex (1) Bryopsida (1) Bryophyta (1) Betula pendula (1) Alnus glutinosa (1) Luzula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (48) Woodland (31) Woodland and scrub (24) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (15) Woodland: mixed (14) Parkland and scattered trees (13) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (12) Woodland: broadleaved (7) Built up area, domestic (6) Grassland: calcareous, semi-improved, upland (6) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (5) Woodland: mixed, plantation (4) Grassland: acidic, unimproved, lowland (3) Scrub (3) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3) Marsh/marshy grassland (2) Woodland: coniferous (2) Bog (1) Bog: raised (1) Calcareous grassland: unimproved (1) Cynosurus cristatus-Centaurea nigra grassland (1) Grassland: acidic, semi-improved, upland (1) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Sand-dune: dune scrub (1) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (87) Soil Mossy (28) Soil Leaves (20) Leaf Litter (3) Litter (2) Moss (2) Cupule (1) Ditch (1) Soil Grassy (1) Soil Peat (1) Stump (1) Twig (1) Wet Soil (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (3) March (1) June (1) July (4) August (18) September (61) October (114) November (17)