Carpet Domicile Cup Fungus

It s a domicile cup fungus aka peziza domiciliana.

Carpet domicile cup fungus. Research on the web shows that it is not toxic still i would like to remove it. The good news is if you ve found elf cup fungus don t panic the repercussions will be far less severe. How can i spot carpet cup. We sprayed the 15 clorox put plastic over and removed most of the fungus.

View entire discussion 99 comments more posts from the askreddit community. Is this on a carpet or the ground. Depending on the substrate and based upon initial observation only and not being sure of it s color due to the photo. 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.

While not harmful to plant life they are unpleasant to look at with their upturned cup shaped tops. 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. The fruit body largest visible part of the fungus is a recognisable cup shape and can grow as large as 10cm in diameter. First try carpet that occasionally gets wet.

Cup mushrooms peziza domiciliana also known as domicile cup fungus are a common fungi that afflict lawns. By 20 feet of it along the wall where the 3 shelf units had been. Although this fungus prefers alkaline conditions it can pretty much grow everywhere where there are constant moisture nutrients and a porous surface so be sure will most likely find it in severely damp areas such as your bathroom or basement. Then we cut the carpet and the padding a section at a time and removed about 3 ft.

Edit his main issue at this moment. They can also be potentially dangerous as children and pets may accidentally ingest them. 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. But as you can see the mold on the padding continues under the remaining carpet.

Posted by 1 day ago. It could either be cup fungus possibly as a domicile cup fungus peziza domiciliana or orange peel fungus aleuria aurantia. With the recent rain a domicile cup fungus pasta shell shaped mushroom is now growing on my window sill wall corner. Is a leak that is allowing enough moisture for fungi to propagate in his carpet.