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Fungi Partly documented

Lepista irina

flowery blewit

Lepista irina, the flowery blewit, is a pale edible mushroom that forms rings in grassland, woodland edges and open woods in autumn. It is widespread across temperate Europe and elsewhere. Wikipedia calls it a choice edible, but it upsets some people's stomachs.

Lepista irina
Photo: This image was created by user Gerhard Koller at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

A saprotroph in humus-rich grassland, woodland edges and open broadleaf and conifer woods, often in rings.

From sea level to 3,048 m (median 670 m, 120 records).

EuropeNorth AmericaAsia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.