Auricularia goossensiae
Auricularia goossensiae is a wood ear described by Beeli in 1926 from Eala in the Congo basin. It is known only from the type collections and has not been re-studied, so it is grown here like other equatorial lowland wood ears.
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
Presumably on dead wood in equatorial lowland rainforest at Eala, near Mbandaka.
Lowland; the measured site is at 315 m.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
🔒 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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