Mushrooms

neilmcl

Can anyone identify this mushroom that I found growing in a pot of Salvias?

They must've come up overnight as I didn't see them yesterday when I watered the pot.

twopenny

It looks a lot like Marasmius oreades which is the one that makes fairy rings in grass. More a toadstool than a mushroom.

I've seen them before as I live in the countryside but can't put the exact name to them. Fairly common though and come through spores in the air.

As they are the fruiting body and the fungus lives in the soil for now you can remove the growth (for the appearance and to prevent them spreading) from the pot and ditch the soil somewhere they won't multiply in your garden. They won't harm the plant.