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Fungi Partly documented

Agaricus cupreobrunneus

Brown field mushroom

A brown relative of the meadow mushroom that fruits in lawns, pastures and roadsides, sometimes in fairy rings. It is a choice edible that lacks agaritine, and it is foraged rather than cultivated.

Agaricus cupreobrunneus
Photo: Boleslaw Kuznik, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Grassy and disturbed ground: lawns, pastures and roadsides, singly, in clusters or in fairy rings.

Recorded elevations 0–1519 m, median 197 m (21 records).

EuropeNorth America

🔒 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.