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Agrocybe amara

Agrocybe amara is a little-known North American Agrocybe named by Singer, with a handful of records from the southern Appalachians, New York and Michigan. Nothing about its ecology beyond the collection localities is readily available, so the conditions below come from the measured climate at those sites and from the genus.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Not documented in the sources consulted; the records sit in the eastern deciduous-forest region, where Agrocybe fruit on soil, leaf litter, woody debris or wood chips.

Recorded sites lie at about 40–670 m; few records carry an elevation.

United States

🔒 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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