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Fungi Partly documented

Auricularia nigricans

A tropical and subtropical wood ear of the Americas, with gelatinous, ear-shaped fruit bodies on dead broadleaf wood. American authors have called it Auricularia polytricha. It can be grown on hardwood like other wood ears, in warmer conditions than the temperate species.

Auricularia nigricans
Photo: Pieria(Uploader and Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

A wood-rotting species on dead attached or fallen wood of broadleaf trees.

Recorded from sea level to 2,951 m, median 1,320 m.

Southern United StatesMexicoCaribbeanCentral AmericaSouth America

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.