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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Volvariella apalotricha

A tropical rosegill first described by Berkeley and Broome from Sri Lanka and placed in Volvariella by Pegler in 1986. Records span Sri Lanka, Peninsular Malaysia and southern Nigeria. Nothing is known of its cultivation, but it belongs to the same warm-climate group as the paddy straw mushroom.

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

Not recorded in our source; tropical Volvariella of this kind grow on soil, litter and rotting plant debris in lowland forest and gardens.

The Sri Lankan type locality, Peradeniya, is at about 500 m; the other records are lowland.

Sri LankaPeninsular MalaysiaWest Africa

🔒 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.