Pleurotus orizabensis

A small fungus first described by W.A. Murrill as Resupinatus orizabensis, from the Orizaba region of Veracruz, Mexico, and transferred to Pleurotus by Saccardo and Trotter in 1925. Its one GBIF record, at about 1240 m, has warm days, cool nights and a wet season from June to October. It is probably a tiny resupinate cap rather than a typical oyster, so treat these notes as rough.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On dead wood in seasonally wet montane forest of central Veracruz; the Resupinatus basionym suggests small, back-attached caps on twigs or bark.

The single record is at about 1240 m.

Mexico (Veracruz)

🔒 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.