Lepista argentina

Lepista argentina (Speg.) Singer is based on a Spegazzini species from Buenos Aires Province, collected in the 1880s. Beyond those two old specimens and one French record, nothing is on file; it is presumably a litter or grassland decomposer like other Lepista.

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

Presumably on soil and grass litter in the humid pampas; not confirmed.

Recorded elevations 13–250 m.

ArgentinaBuenos 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.