Auricularia lateralis

Auricularia lateralis is a wood ear of the A. delicata complex described in 2021 from Daxueshan Nature Reserve in Yunnan, China. It has reddish-brown, distinctly hairy ears with a pored, net-like underside, and grows on rotten angiosperm wood in subtropical montane forest.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On rotten angiosperm wood in subtropical evergreen forest of Daxueshan Nature Reserve, Yongde County; all collections were made in August, during the monsoon.

Elevation not given; Daxueshan is a mountain reserve, so probably mid-elevation.

Yunnan

🔒 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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