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Agaricus deserticola

Gasteroid agaricus

A desert and dry-scrub relative of the button mushroom whose cap never opens, so the spores ripen inside and blow away. It grows in sandy soil in the arid southwestern United States and northern Mexico after cool winter rains, and is not cultivated.

Agaricus deserticola
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At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

A saprotroph in sandy soil of desert, coastal sage scrub, dry grassland and sometimes lawns. It fruits singly or scattered during or after cold, wet weather.

Low elevations; the 38 records with an elevation span 0–1325 m (median 287 m).

Southwestern United StatesNorthwestern Mexico

🔒 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.