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

Lepista purpurascens

Lepista purpurascens is Berkeley and Curtis's Hiatula purpurascens, transferred to Lepista by Pegler in 1987. Berkeley and Curtis described many such species from Cuba and the south-eastern United States; the type locality was not verified, and conditions assume a warm, humid litter habitat.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Presumably a litter saprotroph of warm, humid forest.

No elevation data.

Caribbean

🔒 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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