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Questions tagged [fungus]

For questions about growing fungi or curing fungal diseases.

Fungi (singular: fungus) constitute a complete biological kingdom (ie. the same level of classification as "animals" and "plants"). Fungi are divided into Eumycota (true fungi), myxomycetes (slime molds), and oomycetes ( molds).

Mycology (the study of fungi) is often considered a branch of botany, although in reality fungi are more closely related to animals than plants.

Fungi are rarely visible as they feed on and dead matter. They often only become visible when they produce a fruiting body such as a mushroom or mold.

Many kinds of mushroom are , and a gardener can grow mushrooms for eating. Questions about growing mushrooms should use the tag.

Fungi can also pose problems for gardeners in the form of various plant and molds, and will often look like a viral or bacterial infection. Use this tag for all questions about dealing with infections.

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Should I remove brown, cap-shaped Birch Polypore mushrooms from my tree?

I learned from this question that my birch tree is infested with Birch Polypore mushrooms. For two reasons, I'm wondering if I should remove them. First, even though they grow because the tree is diseased, they also cause further decay. Would…
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Night-Blooming Jasmine plant continues to wilt even after treating with baking soda-water spray

I recently purchased some night-blooming jasmine plants. After a week the plants are wilting. I transferred them to new pots with different soil but no improvement noticed. I also sprayed numerous times with baking-soda and water(also mist with just…
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Is this powdery mildew?

I have a bunch of these flowers - I don't know their names, but they're planted all around Israel alongside traffic circles and in public places. They're very hardy, but just recently I noticed this whitish powder on their leaves, which are dropping…
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What are these mushrooms growing in the mulch around my orange tree

I have 2 or 3 types of mushrooms growing in the mulch around my orange tree near Houston, Texas (UDSA Zone 9a). What are they? The the last picture is actually 3 clustered, I haven't pulled it up yet because the bugs on it. 1: 2: 3:
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What is this dark purple discoloration on my Apache Blackberry?

I bought a young Apache Blackberry plant in a 4'' container. I transferred it to a gallon glazed clay pot. I use wood chip mulch. It has been around 2 months and the leaves are getting much bigger, but there has been hardly any vertical growth. It…
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Identify this Insect or Fungus. Possible Scale

I do not know the name of the plant and I have battled brown scales on my ficus before at my office. What is attacking this plant? Could it be some type of white scale? It is not mealybugs.
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Peaches, plums, and brown rot

According to http://www.ent.uga.edu/peach/peachhbk/fungal/brownrot.pdf Wild plum thickets are an important source of spores for both primary and secondary infections. Wild plums bloom before and during peach bloom, and the fruit mature…
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What is this white stuff on my succulent’s leaves?

I noticed this stuff on my succulents after a watering. They are indoors by a south facing window so they get plenty of light per day. I’ve included two close up pictures of the affected areas. I don’t see any movement so I don’t think it’s insect…
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Ficus decora leaf spots and dead tips

apologies if this question has been already asked elsewhere. I have some black spots underneath the leaves of my ficus decora, which I presume are a fungal infection (cercospora?) Could someone please help me confirm if this is the case, and if so,…
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How do I prevent growth of fungus on outer wall of ceramic pots?

Many times fungus gets accumulated on the walls of my ceramic pots, it gets too thick & smelly. It is difficult for me to completely remove it with knife. Is their any way by which we can prevent its growth on ceramic pot ? I dont want to re-plant…
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Little indentations on tea plant

I spotted these on 2 new leaves of my camellia sinensis, the other leaves don't have these at all, its inside against a western facing window, watered every 4 days fertilized every 2nd month, I want it to grow out a bit before I start harvesting I…
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Orange spherical fungus in garden

We have a weird orange spherical fungus growing in our garden, any idea what it is and if we need to do anything special to get rid of it?
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Black spots with white ring around them on Zinnia leaves

We have grown Zinnias in our garden since 3-4 years, In South India . The initial batches were very healthy and robust ,with stunning flowers. but since the last 1 year or so I have noticed that the zinnias seem to have stunted growth and start…
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Monstera with tiny white flecks (spores?), large brown spots, small white dots

I thought this might be under-watering but have just noticed these small white flecks (first photo) - they can be brushed off but are covering the entire plant, even the healthy leaves and stems. They seem too small to be scale insects and I can’t…
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What caused the leaf discoloration in my Kaffir lime?

The leaves of my kaffir lime plant have the grainy discoloration which looks like a disease. I assume normal leaves would be plain dark green. I didn't see insects or aphids living or staying in the plant, just this discoloration. It receives direct…
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