Panaeolus rickenii

A small dark-capped mottlegill of grass and dung in pastures, lawns and roadside verges, now usually treated as Panaeolus acuminatus. It is widespread in temperate Europe and turns up in North America and Australia. It fruits mostly from late summer to autumn in wet grass.

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

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Among grass on manured pastures and lawns, often near dung rather than on it.

Recorded at 7–2825 m, median 1093 m (47 records), though most records are lowland western European grassland.

EuropeNorth AmericaAustralia

🔒 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.