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Lyophyllum laticeps

Lyophyllum laticeps (Kauffman) Clémençon (1982) is an eastern North American Lyophyllum known from a handful of early twentieth-century collections in Michigan, Massachusetts and Alabama. Its ecology is poorly recorded and nothing is published on cultivation.

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

Collected on the ground under trees, including on a college campus and in a city; presumably a litter and humus saprotroph.

No elevations are recorded; the sites are lowland.

Northeastern U.S.A.North-Central U.S.A.Southeastern U.S.A.

🔒 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.