Cup mushrooms peziza domiciliana also known as domicile cup fungus are a common fungi that afflict lawns.
Carpet domicile cup fungus.
It s a domicile cup fungus aka peziza domiciliana.
With the recent rain a domicile cup fungus pasta shell shaped mushroom is now growing on my window sill wall corner.
The good news is if you ve found elf cup fungus don t panic the repercussions will be far less severe.
In one office where we worked a good crop grew on shag rug next to a toilet that leaked periodically.
The fruit body largest visible part of the fungus is a recognisable cup shape and can grow as large as 10cm in diameter.
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They can also be potentially dangerous as children and pets may accidentally ingest them.
The peziza domiciliana fungus more often referred to as the domicile cup fungus appears most often on rotting wood but can anchor wherever conditions are damp enough.
Peziza domiciliana commonly known as the domicile cup fungus is a species of fungus in the genus peziza family pezizaceae described by english mycologist mordecai cubitt cooke the fungus grows on rotten wood drywall plasterboard and plaster in homes damp cellars and basements it is known from asia europe north america and antarctica.
We sprayed the 15 clorox put plastic over and removed most of the fungus.
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Peziza domiciliana cooke 1877 the carpet cup other names previously used for this fungus this fungus is not necessarily a delight to find as it commonly grows indoors and surprises people with its appearance in carpets in showers on furniture even on clothing.
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But as you can see the mold on the padding continues under the remaining carpet.
Then we cut the carpet and the padding a section at a time and removed about 3 ft.
If you are one of those people who has a hard time making it out the door of your house you can hunt for the domicile cup fungus in the house.
While not harmful to plant life they are unpleasant to look at with their upturned cup shaped tops.
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First try carpet that occasionally gets wet.
How can i spot carpet cup.
Is a leak that is allowing enough moisture for fungi to propagate in his carpet.
Research on the web shows that it is not toxic still i would like to remove it.