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Stropharia varzeae

Stropharia varzeae is an Amazonian roundhead, first described by Singer as Pholiota varzeae and moved to Stropharia by Cortez in 2008. The epithet refers to várzea, the seasonally flooded whitewater forest of the Amazon, so it grows in hot, very humid lowland conditions.

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

Where it grows wild

A saprotroph of the Amazonian várzea, the seasonally flooded floodplain forest; likely on litter or woody debris left by the floods.

Lowland Amazon floodplain, below about 100 m.

AmazoniaBrazil

🔒 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.