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

Coprinus petasiformis

A name published by Saccardo and Traverso in 1910 in Sylloge Fungorum 19: 413, probably as a replacement name for an earlier homonym. GBIF has no records and no type locality appears in the sources consulted, so everything below is generic for the genus.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Unknown; the epithet means 'hat-shaped'. The substrate is not recorded in the sources consulted.

No elevation data.

Unknown

🔒 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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