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Agrocybe olivacea

A New Zealand Agrocybe described by Watling and G. M. Taylor in 1987, with a viscid, wrinkled olive-toned cap and white rhizoids at the stem base. It grows on soil among forest debris in podocarp-broadleaf forest.

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

Where it grows wild

Collections note soil among debris under rimu (Dacrydium), Hedycarya and kamahi (Weinmannia), and broadleaved forest.

Lowland to about 700 m (Westland, Canterbury, Manawatu-Wanganui and Southland).

New Zealand

🔒 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.