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

Calvatia pachydermica

A thick-skinned puffball of Calvatia sect. Cretacea described from Tierra del Fuego and mostly collected in southernmost Chile. The few GBIF records from California, Tennessee and Spain likely belong to other puffballs, so the measured climate does not describe this species.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial puffball of open ground in far southern South America; habitat details are not published in the sources reached.

Unknown; southern Patagonian collections are mostly lowland.

Southern ChileSouthern Argentina

🔒 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.