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Agrocybe dura

A European spring-to-summer Agrocybe of grassland, gardens, roadsides and wood-chip mulch, with a pale, often cracking cap; many authors treat it as A. molesta. It is edible, and its compost-and-mulch habit makes it one of the easier Agrocybe to try culturing.

Agrocybe dura
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At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Grassland, lawns, gardens, field edges and wood-chip or bark mulch beds, often in the open.

Recorded from 29 to 2896 m (median 318 m); most records are lowland.

Northern EuropeWestern EuropeNorth America

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.