Auricularia africana

Auricularia africana is a wood ear described in 2021 from Kibale National Park in Uganda, also known from Karura Forest near Nairobi, Kenya. It belongs to the A. mesenterica complex and forms greyish-brown, resupinate to shelf-like, concentrically zoned fruit bodies on dead wood. It is not cultivated; the conditions below come from the collection sites and from cultivated relatives.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

On dead wood and angiosperm trees in East African montane forest (Kibale National Park; Karura Forest).

The collection sites lie at about 1,500–1,700 m.

UgandaKenya

🔒 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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