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Stropharia umbonatescens

Stropharia umbonatescens is a small yellowish dung roundhead of North America and northern Europe, close to S. semiglobata but with an umbonate cap. It fruits on horse and cow dung in pastures from summer into autumn.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

A coprophilous saprotroph on horse and cattle dung in pastures and grassland.

Few records carry an elevation; it follows grazing land from lowlands into the hills.

North AmericaNorthern EuropeIceland

🔒 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.