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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Auricularia elegans

Auricularia elegans is an 18th-century name from Sowerby's English fungi that is not used in modern treatments of Auricularia. The few GBIF records probably belong to a common European species such as A. mesenterica, so grow it as a temperate British wood-decay jelly fungus.

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

Presumably dead hardwood in temperate woodland; the English record is from a wood near Durham. No modern habitat data exist.

Lowland; the measured site is at 34 m.

Great Britain

🔒 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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