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Fungi Partly documented

Stropharia inuncta

Stropharia inuncta is a small, slimy, lilac-grey roundhead native to Europe, most recorded in Britain, Scandinavia and Belgium. It fruits in autumn in grassland, woodland edges and among leaf litter; published ecology is sparse.

Stropharia inuncta
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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

A litter saprotroph of grassland, lawns and grassy woodland edges, as for similar small Stropharia.

Recorded from 56 to 1305 m, median 406 m.

North-western EuropeScandinaviaCentral Europe

🔒 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.