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

Panaeolus diffractus

A species described by Rick from southern Brazil and moved to Panaeolus by Raithelhuber in 1995. The epithet refers to a cracked (areolate) cap surface. GBIF has no usable records, and its ecology is essentially undocumented.

At home, aim for
Day —Targets in Plantistry
Night —Targets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Not documented in sources reached. Rick collected mainly around Rio Grande do Sul; most Panaeolus grow on dung or manured grassland.

No elevation data.

Southern Brazil

🔒 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.