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Pleurotus ostreatoroseus

A pink oyster mushroom described by Rolf Singer in 1961 from Brazil, where it is grown and studied as a cultivated edible. Many authors treat it as a form of the pantropical pink oyster Pleurotus djamor, and the scattered GBIF records outside South America probably reflect cultivation or misidentification. It fruits well in warm, humid conditions like other pink oysters.

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

On dead broadleaf wood in tropical and subtropical forest, including Brazil's Atlantic forest.

Recorded from about 330 to 1700 m; the Brazilian records are mostly below 800 m.

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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.