Stropharia atroferruginea

Stropharia atroferruginea was described in 2019 from Battagram district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It has a dark red to reddish-brown cap with grey scales, grey gills that blacken, and a large cogwheel-like ring. It grows in chir pine forest mixed with oak and fruits in the monsoon; it is not cultivated.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Forests of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) mixed with Quercus incana; collected in July.

No elevations in GBIF; Battagram's pine–oak forests lie at roughly 1000–2000 m.

PakistanWestern Himalaya

🔒 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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