Species library β€Ί Volvariella β€Ί Volvariella hypopithys
Fungi Partly documented

Volvariella hypopithys

Volvariella hypopithys is a small, white, hairy sheath mushroom found in woodland across Europe and North America. It is the best-recorded species in this batch, with over a thousand GBIF records, mostly from July to October. It has never been cultivated; conditions come from the measured sites and records.

Volvariella hypopithys
Photo: GBIF.no (Thomas Læssøe), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Grows singly or in small groups on soil and litter in deciduous and conifer woods, including redwood and Douglas-fir duff in North America.

10–2505 m, median 475 m.

EuropeNorth America

πŸ”’ Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

βœ“ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
βœ“ Humidity band, and how to hold it
βœ“ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
βœ“ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
βœ“ Substrate and airflow
βœ“ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.