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Leotia lubrica

Common Name: Jelly Babies.
Description: Fruit body a small stalked club with a convoluted head. Head 1-5 cm across, convex, and rather convoluted, margin inrolled; ochre, cinnamon to pale buff; often with olive tint; smooth, gelatinous. Stem 20-50 by 5-10 mm high and wide.
Habitat: often gregarious on soil in mixed woods. Common. Found throughout North America.
Edible: Unknown.

Source: Mushrooms of North America by Roger Phillips.