Moulds and films
Yellow houseplant mushroom
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii
A little yellow mushroom that pops up from potting soil. Harmless to plants.
Care
- Air humidity
- 85 to 100%
- Temperature
- 22 to 32 °C
Description
Its spores ride in on bagged potting soil and fruit when the jar is warm, wet and rich. The scaly cap fades to pale yellow-white within days. It signals very moist soil and is toxic if eaten, so mind pets and children.
Also called flowerpot parasol, plantpot dapperling, lemon-yellow lepiota.
Estimated, where sources were thin: growth_rate (fruiting bodies, not spreading mat); typical_duration_days per flush; temp_c; mycelium persists indefinitely and re-fruits.