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

Agaricus hanthanaensis

An Agaricus described in 2015 by Karunarathna and K.D. Hyde in the Fungal Diversity notes series; its epithet refers to Hantana near Kandy, Sri Lanka. Beyond the protologue little is published, and the GBIF records under this name all come from Australia.

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

Presumed a soil or litter saprotroph of humid tropical hill forest around Hantana, based on the epithet and the genus.

Hantana hills lie at roughly 700-1200 m; the Australian records are mostly lowland.

Sri LankaAustralia

🔒 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.