Yellow Mushroom In My Houseplant
Several different types of fungi may cause small yellow mushrooms to grow in the soil of a houseplant.
Yellow mushroom in my houseplant. It was a steal and there the story begins. Cap is a 1 2 inches tall and oval when young becoming more bell shaped with age. It starts out as a bright or pale yellow fuzzy patch on top of the soil and then develops into large parasol shaped mushrooms. Common fungi types include lepiota lutea and leucocoprinus birnbaumii.
The majority of the mushrooms that you see growing in your potting soil are leucocoprinus birnbaumii formerly named lepiota lutea which are small and varying shades of yellow. In fact it found it s way to my home and heart months ago when i found it for 17. The fungus likely came in with the potting soil you purchased form the store. The monstera deliciosa was one of the most recent additions to my plant collection but not too recent.
These are so frequently seen in pots in greenhouses and homes that the common names are plantpot dapperling and flowerpot parasol. Yellow mushrooms in my houseplant. If you have small yellow mushrooms growing in a potted houseplant chances are you have this species. The cap is also textured with scales or dots.
According to iowa state university lepiota lutea commonly grows outdoors during the summer but may appear year round in potted houseplants or greenhouses.