Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, Lepiota lutea, Yellow houseplant mushroom, a Saprotrophic mushroom, inedible, and frequently occuring in potting compost.

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Leucocoprinus birnbaumii, Lepiota lutea, Yellow houseplant mushroom, is a Saprotrophic mushroom. The spores have infected the soil from contaminated ingredients of the compost which spreads easily when it is packaged and distributed. This example is growing beside a newly repotted cyclamen plant.

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Location: Caernarfon, Gwynedd, Wales, UK
Photo credit: © Jean Williamson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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