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Fungi Partly documented

Agaricus urinascens

Macro mushroom

A very large edible horse-mushroom relative with caps up to 30 cm and an almond scent, found in European pastures in summer. It is not in commercial cultivation, but it is a grassland compost-feeder like the cultivated Agaricus and can be tried the same way.

Agaricus urinascens
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Archenzo assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Open pastures and grassland, fruiting from soil rich in decaying grass and dung.

Lowland to montane; recorded 0–3431 m, median 500 m (124 records).

Europe

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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.