Morchella patagonica

A morel named by Spegazzini in 1909 from Argentine Patagonia. Records come from the Andean lake district near Bariloche and the Río Negro valley. It is an old name whose application is not settled by DNA work. It is not cultivated, so conditions come from its recorded sites and from how wild morels fruit.

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

Not documented in the sources reached. Patagonian morels fruit in Andean Nothofagus and cypress forest and in the poplar and willow stands of irrigated valleys.

Recorded elevations run from 0 to 776 m.

Argentina

🔒 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.