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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Lepista longispora

Lepista longispora was described by Pegler and Rayner in 1969 in their account of Kenyan agarics. One GBIF record exists, from Kenya in April; its ecology is assumed from East African highland forest.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumably a litter saprotroph of Kenyan highland forest; no habitat detail was available.

No elevation data; Kenyan highland forests where most such collections were made lie at about 1600–2500 m.

East Tropical Africa

🔒 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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