Stropharia aurantiaca

redlead roundhead

The name Stropharia aurantiaca has long been used for the bright orange-red 'redlead roundhead' of wood-chip mulch, now called Leratiomyces ceres, although Cooke's original illustration turned out to show Leratiomyces squamosus var. thraustus. Most of its records come from woodchip beds, lawns and parks in Britain, Belgium and Australia. It is not grown as food; the notes describe how to fruit it in a woodchip bed.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Gregarious on wood chips and mulched beds, also in lawns and on woody debris.

Recorded at 0–1300 m, median 300 m (45 records).

Western EuropeAustraliaNew Zealand

🔒 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.