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

Agaricus gregariomyces

An Agaricus described by J.L. Zhou and R.L. Zhao in 2016 (Phytotaxa 257), named for fruiting in groups. GBIF has two records from coastal South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape) and one from the Pakistani Himalaya. Nothing is known about it in cultivation.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Presumably a gregarious soil or litter saprotroph in grassland, thicket or woodland edges; not documented in reachable sources.

The South African sites are at 90–300 m; the Pakistani one is at about 2170 m.

Southern AfricaIndian Subcontinent

🔒 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.