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What are these things growing in my garden box?

Asked by RocketSquid (3486points) July 19th, 2011

Here is a picture:

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They look like they’re growing on roots of one of my plants. The plant itself looks fine and actually has some decent growth (unfortunately I don’t remember the name). I know they quality is bad on the picture, but they look like bright yellow tiny mushrooms. However, they might be buds of the same plant too. Any botanist know whether these are mushrooms, or just really young plants?

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Coloma's avatar

They are probably some sort of mushroom fungus whose spores in the soil have been activated by watering. Maybe what @thorninmud posted. Kinda cool…nature has a way of surprising you. I JUST came in from wandering around my yard and found some baby Blackberry plants that have materialized on the edge of my yard, hill. Courtesy of the birds no doubt. I’m going to let them grow. :-)

YoBob's avatar

They appear to be mushrooms.

gailcalled's avatar

A common small yellow mushroom that grows on house plants here;

RocketSquid's avatar

@gailcalled That’s what they look like exactly. Looks like they’re harmless, but I’m not sure how my coworkers will react to a bunch of bright yellow mushrooms hovering over their desks.

gailcalled's avatar

Type the data on a small card and attach to plant. Treat it like an exhibit at the arboretum.

Coloma's avatar

@RocketSquid

Tell them they are a rare south american hallucinogenic mushroom and they best be nice to you or you’ll slip ‘em a shroom in their coffee. lol

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