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title: "a family of mushrooms is growing in my monstera for some reason??"
description: "a family of mushrooms is growing in my monstera for some reason??"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/GVCfDxEFL1XeQCHtjzKZ3t"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Louise"
published: "2026-07-25T17:48:14.605135Z"
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# a family of mushrooms is growing in my monstera for some reason??

_Posted by Louise on 2026-07-25_

a family of mushrooms is growing in my monstera for some reason??

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## 4 comments

### Dash commented on 2026-07-25

Did you recently add compost?

#### Louise replied on 2026-07-25

nope last repot was about 2 months ago and it was just my regular posting soil

### plantgeek commented on 2026-07-25

these look to be "mica caps" or Coprinellus micaceus (? not an expert by far lol) not harmful at all, this kind specifically really likes decaying wood and bark. they're not toxic at this stage of the life cycle and can be eaten when cooked but pls don't trust my id LOL

### Louise commented on 2026-07-25

update: they are getting bigger

![Attachment 1 of 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/_Qk_vP-idiRJD-VDXvB0hUchDw_g3NRptrWwLN7l9n0/84-wf1smReiN1nGM1qqzLg.webp?size=large)

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