Agaricus agrocyboides

A medium-sized Agaricus with a pale ochre-brown cap and a slender, hollow stem that stains ochre when handled. It is known only from its type collections on soil in an old coffee plantation at Panzi, South Kivu, DR Congo, in 1954–55.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Singly or in groups of two or three on soil in an old Coffea arabica plantation.

Few records carry an elevation; the Bukavu highlands around Panzi lie at roughly 1500–1700 m.

Tropical Africa

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates

✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it

✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light

✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it

✓ Substrate and airflow

✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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