What is this purple mushroom growing in my pot?

Question

I found these purple mushrooms growing in one of my pots. I've been removing them and throwing them away.

I have no idea what to google to identify them.

Mostly I want to know if this will harm the plant.

Use sterilized potting soil (for cactus and succulents). Just one live spore floating in the air or using garden soil from out of doors might explain the mushrooms. — stormy, Apr 01 '18 at 00:23

score 3 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 31 '18 at 23:22

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The mushrooms you see are the fruiting body of a mycelial network which is growing in the potting mix of your plant. So, if you want to get rid of it, then you'll need to repot the plant in new potting mix.

Identification of mushrooms is fraught with issues, and best done using a spore print.

answered Mar 31 '18 at 23:22

Graham Chiu

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Ok, so lets say I can't identify reliably, how should I proceed? – Megasaur Apr 01 '18 at 00:49
Unles ssomeone identifies it here, I'd suggest asking on https://www.shroomery.org/ which is a dedicated mushroom forum. Who knows, it might turn out to be a psilocybin! – Graham Chiu Apr 01 '18 at 02:05
@GrahamChiu is the mushroom known to be dangerous in any way? – Ljk2000 Apr 01 '18 at 03:08
@Ljk2000 only if you eat poisonous mushrooms. – Graham Chiu Apr 01 '18 at 03:15
”Mostly I want to know if this will harm the plant.” - this part is not covered in your answer? – Stephie Apr 01 '18 at 04:38
@Stephie without an identification one can't answer that. – Graham Chiu Apr 01 '18 at 04:45
How about “unlikely to harm the plant unless growing out of the trunk or roots, but often means the soil is constantlu humid”? – Stephie Apr 01 '18 at 04:48
It may even be synergistic, who knows without an ID? – Graham Chiu Apr 01 '18 at 04:56

What is this purple mushroom growing in my pot?

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