Flowerpot parasol
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii · 纯黄白鬼伞
Common蘑菇科⚠️ Poisonous
Reference sources list this as a poisonous mushroom.
The same species can be described differently across regions and stages of maturity, and countless look-alike species cannot be told apart by eye. Never use the information on this page to judge whether a real mushroom is safe to eat.
How to Tell
- Entirely bright lemon-yellow, cap surface powdery-scaled
- Cap margin radially grooved, small
- Common in indoor potted plants and greenhouse soil
ID notes are compiled by AI from public sources, not reviewed by a mycologist, for learning only — never a basis for foraging.
Basics
- Family
- 蘑菇科
- Hymenium
- Gills
- Grows On
- Soil
- How Big
- 2–5 cm (cap diameter)
- Encounter Rate
- Common
- Habitat
- Potting soil in flowerpots and greenhouses
Easily Confused With
Sulphur tuftSulphur tuft grows in dense clumps on stumps with a smooth cap; the flowerpot parasol has a powdery, scaly surface and grows singly in potting soil.
Parrot waxcapParrot waxcap has a slimy, green-tinged cap and thick waxy gills; the flowerpot parasol is dry and powdery with a grooved margin.Fun Fact
This is the little yellow parasol that suddenly appears in a houseplant's pot. It feeds on organic matter in the soil, doesn't harm the plant, but does contain a gastrointestinal-irritant toxin.
More in this family
- Almond mushroom
- Button mushroom
- Common puffball
- Deadly dapperling
- Field mushroom
- Giant puffball
- Green-spored parasol
- Horse mushroom
- Parasol mushroom
- Shaggy ink cap
- Shaggy parasol
- Yellow stainer