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Fungi Partly documented

Pleurotus cystidiosus

The abalone or maple oyster mushroom, an edible warm-climate oyster described in 1969 and grown commercially, especially in East Asia (as P. abalonus). It rots hardwoods and forms a distinctive black-droplet anamorph (Antromycopsis) on colonised substrate. It likes warmer fruiting conditions than most oysters.

Pleurotus cystidiosus
Photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/taraseverns, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead hardwood such as maple, fig and other broadleaf trees.

Few records carry an elevation; most are lowland.

United StatesJapanTaiwanPakistanItalyBeninDemocratic Republic of the CongoRwanda

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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 4.0 licence, unmodified.