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

Pleurotus platypus

An old name published by Saccardo in 1891 for Agaricus platypus of Cooke & Massee. Cooke and Massee described many fungi sent from Australia at that time, but the type locality is not confirmed here and GBIF has no usable wild records. Conditions are generic warm-temperate oyster conditions.

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

Genus-level inference: on dead wood.

No elevation is recorded.

🔒 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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