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

Volvariella thwaitesii

A South Asian Volvariella based on a species described by Berkeley from Thwaites' Sri Lankan collections and combined in Volvariella by Rath in 1963. Specimens are from Sri Lanka and India, including Bankura (West Bengal) and Sikkim.

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 the sources we reached; presumably soil or rotting plant matter.

Records span the Bengal lowlands and the Sikkim hills.

Sri LankaIndia

🔒 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.