tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post2163959534748836637..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Question for the Hive Mind: Cycas revoluta weird growthsmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-5011322129689387832009-11-15T10:02:33.496-08:002009-11-15T10:02:33.496-08:00Gah, I meant to say cycads are the only *gymnosper...Gah, I meant to say cycads are the only *gymnosperm* that fixes nitrogen. No wonder it seemed like I was typing "cycad" too often.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-44496409215487828532009-11-15T07:05:36.127-08:002009-11-15T07:05:36.127-08:00They're not mushrooms, unless they're real...They're not mushrooms, unless they're really lazy ones: they've been basically the same size for weeks now. <br /><br />I'll work on getting a picture that shows the size better.mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37310635098248073002009-11-14T15:17:46.743-08:002009-11-14T15:17:46.743-08:00I'm wondering if they are mushrooms - the litt...I'm wondering if they are mushrooms - the little bright-yellow numbers that come up in greenhouses and terrariums sometimes? (Yellow Lepiota?) I had them popping up in a large terrarium once. They developed fast (days), but were short lived, and eventually stopped appearing. They were actually kinda pretty, for mushrooms.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16157968454131571365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-24264169043773452822009-11-14T07:29:40.092-08:002009-11-14T07:29:40.092-08:00Cycads are, AFAIK, the only cycad that can fix nit...Cycads are, AFAIK, the only cycad that can fix nitrogen, and they do it through a symbiosis with cyanobacteria, not the regular old Rhizobium-type bacteria like with legumes and such. So, it's possible that your nodules are cyanobacteria-made. It's pretty unusual and interesting to see nodules on a houseplant. The roots or soil must have been inoculated by the original grower. (I wouldDianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589473046882217457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-47639265423515580012009-11-14T06:13:57.794-08:002009-11-14T06:13:57.794-08:00i was looking at it again, and some of them look l...i was looking at it again, and some of them look like little mushroom caps with hairy stalks. let us know if they expand into full size ones!Matt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23149370798504129442009-11-14T06:11:27.521-08:002009-11-14T06:11:27.521-08:00It's hard to say without a size reference. Som...It's hard to say without a size reference. Some types of mycorrhizae form club-like growths surrounding roots, but these would be really tiny and surrounded by a thick web mycelium. They're also a lot smaller than I would guess those things are (take a picture with a penny in it?). I've never heard of mycorrhizae occuring in cycads or ferns but it may just be because no one has lookedMatt DiLeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08602997050973123349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-10604240409418285402009-11-14T05:26:53.720-08:002009-11-14T05:26:53.720-08:00Well, I can see why Nina might need a break; she&#...Well, I can see why Nina might need a break; she's still probably exhausted after that interview! As for those nodules, do you think it's possible that cycads have a symbiotic relationship with a beneficial microorganism like the micorrhizae on legume roots? Who'd'a thunk?our friend Benhttp://ourfriendben.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com