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Agrocybe molesta

Bearded Fieldcap

Agrocybe molesta, often treated as Agrocybe dura, is a pale cream fieldcap of grassland, gardens and wood-chip mulch whose cap surface cracks in dry weather. It is widespread in Europe and North America and fruits mainly in spring and early summer. Like other Agrocybe it grows readily on straw and wood chips.

Agrocybe molesta
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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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Grassland, roadsides, gardens and wood-chip or straw mulch; a saprotroph of soil and plant debris.

Recorded from 235 to 2,743 m, median 1,676 m (14 records, mostly North American mountains); most European records are lowland.

EuropeNorth America

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✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
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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.