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

Agaricus kivuensis

Agaricus kivuensis is a tropical African species described by Heinemann in 1956 from the Kivu region of eastern Congo. Records from DR Congo and Rwanda indicate warm-day, cool-night highland conditions with rain most of the year.

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

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial saprotroph; specific substrate not documented in sources reached.

No elevations recorded; the cool nights at the measured sites suggest highland (roughly 1500–2000 m) conditions.

Democratic Republic of the CongoRwandaTogo

🔒 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.