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Pleurotus columbinus

Blue oyster

The blue oyster mushroom, a cool-weather oyster with blue-grey caps that fade as they age. It is often treated as a form of Pleurotus ostreatus and is widely cultivated on straw and hardwood sawdust; it fruits best in cool, fresh, humid air.

Pleurotus columbinus
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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

A white-rot fungus on dead and dying hardwoods, especially poplar and beech, in temperate forests.

Records at 170-1476 m; the 1476 m median reflects a cluster of records around Xalapa, Mexico.

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🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.