Stropharia aeruginosa

Verdigris agaric

A striking blue-green, slimy-capped mushroom of grassy woods, road verges, rotting wood and wood-chip mulch across Europe, Asia and North America. It fruits from spring to autumn. Its edibility is disputed and it is best treated as inedible.

Stropharia aeruginosa — Photo: James Lindsey, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

It grows in grassy woods and on roadside verges, on rotting wood, woody debris and wood-chip mulch in gardens and parks.

Recorded from sea level to 3,000 m, median 560 m.

EuropeWestern AsiaNorth America

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.