Stropharia scabella

Stropharia scabella (Zeller) E.J. Tian & M. Gordon is a yellow-ochre, brown-scaly Stropharia of western North American mountain forests, from Arizona and New Mexico to Alberta and British Columbia, fruiting July to October. It grows on soil, duff and rotting wood under fir and aspen and is not cultivated.

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

On the ground in conifer and mixed forest, through rotting wood, mulch and soil under white fir and aspen.

Montane; the Arizona collections come from the Coconino National Forest plateau. Few records carry an elevation.

Western North AmericaRocky Mountains

🔒 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.