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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Agaricus fontanae

An Agaricus described by Fraiture in 1998 (Belgian Journal of Botany 131), a mycologist working on Central African fungi; one GBIF record comes from eastern DR Congo and nine from the south-eastern United States. Nothing on its ecology or culture is published, so conditions are cautious.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Presumably a soil and litter saprotroph; no habitat notes were available.

Most US records are lowland (12-370 m); the Congo record is in the Kivu highlands.

ZaireGulf StatesNorth Carolina

🔒 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.