The mushrooms were growing in the dry (shadow partially) ground in the garden. How’s it growing in such spot of dryness? Is there anything I could do except remove them occasionally ? What is the name of the mushrooms? Thanks.
Hi @ptjmliao Your first photo is of a Scleroderma, sometimes called poison puffball. The second is a bolete, likely a Caloboletus from what I can see and the habitat, but there are a few possibilities. You are seeing the fruiting bodies/mushrooms of fungi that live underground in the soil, so attempting to remove these fungi is not practical, and even removing all the soil is unlikely to be successful, as fungal hyphae and spores are tiny and everywhere. They will fruit mushrooms when conditions favour this (weather, moisture, season, relationships). Also, these fungi are in symbiotic relationships with your plants and trees in your garden, they are helping to feed them, as plant roots & roothairs are too large to access some nutrients in the soil. So you wouldn't want to remove the fungus as your garden would be mad at you <grin> Re the dryness: Fungi reach far and access moisture from a broad area, not just at the spot where they produce the mushrooms. Thank you for sharing your new garden additions! cheers, frog
a mushroom on dry ground... maybe the roots had gone through the deepest part of the ground for water.
Thanks for the reply. Will they harmful to pets or human? I pulled out the ”poison puffball” and took the picture attached.
Scleroderma citrinum - Wikipedia Have a look at this as there is a section on harm to humans and animals. Hope it's of help.
