Agrocybe sororia

A tawny to buff, 5–10 cm brown-spored mushroom of wood-chip mulch, compost and grassy ground in eastern North America. It is a saprotroph with white mycelium and rhizomorphs at the stem base and a mealy smell. It is not commercially grown, but its habit matches the wood-chip bed methods used for related Agrocybe.

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

Saprotrophic on wood mulch, compost and in grassy areas, often in gardens, parks and landscaped beds.

Mostly lowland; recorded at 14–2428 m, median 197 m, with most records low.

Eastern North 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.