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Agrocybe cylindrica

Agrocybe cylindrica (DC.) Maire is the name GBIF uses here for the poplar mushroom, better known as Agrocybe cylindracea or aegerita (now Cyclocybe). It fruits in clusters on living and dead poplar, willow and elder wood, and is widely cultivated on logs and sawdust.

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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

A white-rot wood decayer on trunks, stumps and wounds of broadleaved trees, especially poplar and willow, often in parks and along rivers.

Mostly lowland: recorded sites lie at about 10–320 m.

United KingdomLuxembourgJerseyAustralia

🔒 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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