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Fungi Partly documented

Stropharia variicolor

Stropharia variicolor is a Hawaiian roundhead described by Desjardin and Hemmes in 2001 in their series on the Agaricales of the Hawaiian Islands. The one wild record is near Hilo, a warm, wet windward lowland.

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

Where it grows wild

Presumed saprotroph of litter, mulch or grass in wet windward lowlands; substrate not verified.

No elevation recorded; the Hilo site is in the lowlands.

Hawaii

🔒 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.