Auricularia minor

Auricularia minor is a small wood ear described by Kobayasi from New Guinea, with solitary, thin, greyish-brown ears up to 6.5 cm and a smooth underside. Its type is too degraded for DNA, and the few records scattered from Java to Japan and Tasmania may include other species.

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; recent records come from Javan highland forest and from mangrove edges in Western Province, Papua New Guinea.

Measured sites range from near sea level to 1960 m, mostly 1300–1960 m in Java.

New GuineaJavaJapanAustralia

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