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

Auricularia tenuis

Auricularia tenuis is a thin-fleshed wood ear first described by Léveillé as Hirneola tenuis and moved to Auricularia by Farlow in 1905. GBIF records scatter across the tropics of Asia, the Americas and Africa, plus a few from the United States, so its circumscription is probably broad. It grows on dead broadleaf wood in warm, humid forest.

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

Dead broadleaf branches and logs in warm, humid forest, as for tropical wood ears; specific hosts are not documented in the sources we could reach.

Recorded from near sea level to 1250 m; three records with elevations give 700–1250 m.

Southeast AsiaTropical South AmericaCentral AfricaSouthern United States

🔒 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.