Lepista idahoensis

Lepista idahoensis, described by Bigelow as a Clitocybe from Idaho, is a western North American montane species. Records come mostly from conifer country in west-central Idaho, with outliers in Alaska and Massachusetts, fruiting from June to September.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

A litter saprotroph of montane conifer forest, as for the genus; the core sites are in the Idaho mountains at 1500–2550 m.

Core sites lie at about 1550–2550 m in Idaho; the Alaskan records are near sea level.

Northwestern United StatesAlaska

🔒 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.