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Fungi Partly documented

Coprinus cordisporus

A tiny dung inky cap named for its heart-shaped spores. It is now usually placed in Coprinopsis as C. cordispora. It is among the most-recorded Coprinus names in this batch, with 55 wild records concentrated in northern and western Europe. It fruits readily on horse or cow dung kept in a moist chamber.

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

Probably a dung or manure inky cap, like its close relatives; tiny, short-lived fruit bodies appear on herbivore dung kept moist.

Mostly lowland (median 80 m), with a few records up to about 3,000 m.

Northern EuropeWestern EuropeTürkiyeChina

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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.