Mushrooms and Other Nuisance Fungi in Lawns

Jan 6, 2011

Curious about mushrooms and other fungal growths in your lawn? UC ANR has a free downloadable publication called Mushrooms and other Nuisance Fungi in Lawns. This publication has a lot of interesting facts and practical suggestions for management.

Subjects include:

  • Life cycle of a fungus
  • Mushrooms in lawns
  • Other fungal reproductive structures in lawns

Links for related information and many photos are included, please click here to download .

Newly emerged mushrooms of the inky cap fungus in turf.

Newly emerged mushrooms of the inky cap fungus

in turf. Photo by R. Michael Davis.

 

Fairy ring fungus brown and white mushroom close up side view, identified by Mike Davis, UCD Plant Pathology Department. Davis CA by JKC.

Fairy ring fungus brown and white mushroom close

up side view. Photo by Jack Kelly Clark.