Stropharia subsquamulosa

Stropharia subsquamulosa is a Rocky Mountain roundhead described by Mitchel and A.H. Smith in 1978 from Colorado. The two wild records are from high-elevation central Colorado, where it would fruit in the short, cool summer after the monsoon rains.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumed litter, humus or dung saprotroph of montane meadows and conifer–aspen forest.

No elevations recorded, but the two Colorado sites lie in mountains at roughly 2400–3000 m.

Southern Rocky MountainsColorado

🔒 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.