Lepista amara

Lepista amara (Alb. & Schwein.) Maire is a bitter-tasting blewit relative, widely recorded in Europe and also in North America, Mexico and Australia. It is a litter decomposer of grassland, woodland edges and forest floor, often in rings.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On soil, grass litter and leaf litter in grassland, parks and open woodland.

Recorded elevations 4–3658 m, median about 1400 m.

EuropeNorth AmericaMexicoAustralia

🔒 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.