Species library › Auricularia › Auricularia camposii
Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Auricularia camposii

Auricularia camposii is a Brazilian wood ear described in 2021, belonging to the A. cornea complex. It has orange-brown to reddish-brown ear-shaped fruit bodies with a densely hairy upper surface. The type grew on red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) on the coast of Pará; a second collection comes from an Atlantic-forest remnant in Paraíba.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

On red mangrove (Rhizophora mangle) in coastal mangrove (type), and in the upland Atlantic-forest remnant Mata do Pau Ferro, Paraíba.

The type is from sea-level mangrove; the Paraíba site lies at about 600 m.

Brazil

🔒 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

Grow Auricularia camposii? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.