{"id":2683,"date":"2019-05-15T00:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T07:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/pal-question-470\/"},"modified":"2024-01-23T12:05:19","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T20:05:19","slug":"yellow-houseplant-mushroom-called-leucoprinus","status":"publish","type":"pal","link":"https:\/\/depts.washington.edu\/hortlib\/pal\/yellow-houseplant-mushroom-called-leucoprinus\/","title":{"rendered":"yellow houseplant mushroom called Leucoprinus"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a potted plant with a fungus growing in the soil. It<\/strong>
\nis bright neon yellow and grows like a mushroom, but with no cap on top.<\/strong>
\nThe plant is in the basement near a window. The soil is damp and I’ve<\/strong>
\navoided watering for awhile to let it dry out. What do you think the<\/strong>
\ngrowth is, how to get rid of it, and will it be harmful to my plant? I<\/strong>
\nkeep plucking them, but they grow back.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

I have had questions about the yellow houseplant mushroom before, and I
\nam guessing you are seeing the same thing. It is called Leucoprinus
\nbirnbaumii.<\/p>\n

Michael Kuo’s website, MushroomExpert.com<\/a> has information about Leucoprinus. Excerpt:<\/p>\n

“This little yellow mushroom and its close relatives are the subject of
\nmany frantic e-mails to MushroomExpert.Com, since it has a tendency to
\npop up unexpectedly in people’s flower pots–even indoors! The brightness
\nof its yellowness exhibits some rebelliousness, but it often creates a
\nstriking contrast to the green houseplants that surround it.<\/p>\n

“Leucocoprinus birnbaumii won’t hurt you, unless you eat it. It won’t hurt
\nyour plant. It won’t hurt your pets or your children, unless they eat it.
\nThere is no getting rid of it, short of replacing all the soil in your
\nplanter (and even then it might reappear). Since it makes such a
\nbeautiful addition to your household flora, I recommend learning to love
\nit–and teaching your children to love it, too.<\/p>\n

“You might also impart the idea that mushrooms are very, very cool–but
\nshouldn’t be eaten. Perhaps your child would like to become an awesome
\nand famous mycologist some day. I would love to encourage your child’s
\ninterest in mushrooms by putting his or her drawing of Leucocoprinus
\nbirnbaumii on this Web page (at least temporarily).<\/p>\n

“Leucocoprinus birnbaumii is probably poisonous; do not eat it. Handling
\nit, however, won’t hurt you.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have a potted plant with a fungus growing in the soil. It is bright neon yellow and grows like a mushroom, but with no cap on top. The plant is in the basement near a window. The soil is damp and I’ve avoided watering for awhile to let it dry out. What do you think the growth is, how to get rid of it, and will it be harmful to my plant? I keep plucking them, but they grow…<\/p>\n

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