Pleurotus giganteus

A large, funnel-shaped tropical Asian mushroom with a long central stem, formerly Panus or Lentinus giganteus and moved to Pleurotus in 2011. It is collected and cultivated as a food mushroom in China and Southeast Asia, and fruits from buried wood so that it looks as if it grows from soil.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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

Fruits singly or in small groups from the ground in forest, attached to buried dead wood and roots of broadleaf trees.

Records run from 450 to 1170 m, median about 1140 m; the measured sites include lowland Malaysia and Assam.

South ChinaIndochinaMalesiaIndiaNorthern Australia

🔒 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.