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

Pleurotus lagotis

An old name based on Agaricus lagotis Berk. & M.A.Curtis, moved to Pleurotus by Saccardo in 1887. Nothing beyond the nineteenth-century description is known, and the name has not been re-examined with modern methods.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumably a wood-decay fungus; Berkeley and Curtis worked mainly on collections from the south-eastern United States and Cuba, but the exact type locality was not checked.

Unknown.

Unknown (possibly south-eastern USA or Caribbean)

🔒 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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