Coprinus platensis

An inkcap described by Carlos Spegazzini in 1898 (Anales del Museo Nacional de Buenos Aires 6: 158), named for the Río de la Plata region. GBIF has a single record at La Plata; nothing modern is published, so conditions come from the measured climate and 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

Not documented in the sources consulted; Spegazzini's La Plata Coprinus mostly grew on soil, dung and plant debris in gardens and grassland.

Lowland, about 25 m.

Argentina (Buenos Aires Province)

🔒 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.