(I asked this in house plants but I thought here may be a good place to ask)

Hey there all!

Recently got a little potted palm style plant and this morning I noticed these spheres appearing at the top. Some lighter and some darker. and I'd say about 1/2 a CM or a little bigger?

(see attached photo)

Does anyone have an idea what they could be? I am hoping not some kind of insect!

Looks like Carter gave you the answer over on your other thread.

Have you touched one to see what it feels like? Is it soft like a mushroom or more the feel of an egg shell? My first thought was possibly Anole lizard eggs: http://www.anoleannals.org/201... but I've never seen a bunch at one time like that; I usually find just one here and there in mulch or in the soil of my potted plants.

They could be slow release fertilizer pellets and if so would have a liquid inside. Here's an image for comparison: http://www.appalachianfeet.com...

Another possibility/probability as previously suggested is some sort of puffball fungi/mushrooms which can appear in wet soil. Photos for comparison:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...
http://eol.org/pages/11456676/...
http://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/spe...

They also could very well be seed pods from your palm as @purpleinopp/Tiffany mentioned on your other thread.

Do you know what type of Palms you have? Those little things resemble the hulls/pods of Chamaedorea Palm: https://garden.org/plants/brow...

A photo of seed pods here: http://www.bing.com/images/sea...

It takes a couple years for the seed hull to decompose. Every time I uproot/repot a baby palm, I find the seed. Sometimes attached to the roots like this or on the surface like those in your pic.


Are they crumbly & hollow?

Hey all!

I doubt it will be eggs from a lizard as here in London we don't have many :D Also, they are spherical balls, like circle not oval.

I touched the white ones on top and it was brittle and broke. I didn't touch the brown/dark ones and to be honest was kind of nervous incase something blooming crawled out of it!

Also, I should say, I only bought this palm a week ago, if this is relevant.

Here is a picture of the palm -

Thank you so much for the help/suggestions.

Also as you can see, it was about 8 or more balls, so that wouldn't be a seed pod, right?