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

Lepista rickenii

Lepista rickenii is a grey-brown Lepista described by Singer in 1948, recorded mostly from Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland. It belongs near the grassland blewits of the L. panaeolus group; conditions follow the measured sites.

Lepista rickenii
Photo: Matej Frančeškin, CC BY 4.0, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumably a saprotroph of grassland and open woodland, often in rings.

Recorded from 30 to 1700 m, median 660 m.

Southern EuropeWestern EuropeCentral Europe

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.