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Fungi Partly documented

Agaricus amicosus

A choice edible Agaricus of the Rocky Mountains, fruiting in deep spruce and fir needle litter at high elevation from late summer into early autumn. It was described from Grand County, Colorado.

Agaricus amicosus
Photo: Jeff Riedenauer (Mushroom Observer user Tamsenite), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Deep leaf and needle litter under Engelmann spruce and subalpine fir in the Colorado Rockies.

Recorded from 10 m to 3,660 m, median about 3,050 m.

Rocky Mountains

🔒 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.