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

Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus

An edible oyster mushroom of Australia and New Zealand with caps from dark violet to olive or yellow-green, depending on light. It grows on dead Nothofagus wood and is a biological species that will not interbreed with other oysters.

Pleurotus purpureo-olivaceus
Photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/sophie185, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 wood of southern beech (Nothofagus) in cool temperate rainforest.

Recorded elevations 16–1097 m, median 653 m (14 records).

Australasia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.