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Stropharia melanosperma

Stropharia melanosperma is a pale cream ringed mushroom with dark purple-brown spores, found in grassland, pastures and woodland edges across Europe and eastern and central North America from May to October. It is not cultivated; these notes are built from the measured climate and its grassland habitat.

Stropharia melanosperma
Photo: This image was created by user Jon (watchcat) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here., 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On soil in grass, pastures and lawns, sometimes under trees such as junipers or pines at woodland edges.

Recorded at 169–1500 m, median 440 m.

EuropeEastern North AmericaCentral North 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.