Volvariella surrecta

Piggyback rosegill

A small, silky white rosegill that grows only on the caps of other mushrooms, mainly the clouded funnel Clitocybe nebularis. It is rare even where its host is common, and fruits in autumn in woods and scrub.

Volvariella surrecta — Photo: Walt Sturgeon (Mycowalt), CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

No rest period

Where it grows wild

A parasite on fruit bodies of Clitocybe nebularis, occasionally Tricholoma or Melanoleuca, in birch woods, pine plantations, scrub and bramble thickets on sand, clay, gravel or peat.

Mostly lowland; the 15 records with an elevation span 34–1005 m (median 600 m).

EuropeNorth AmericaNorth AfricaTemperate AsiaNew Zealand

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.