Volvariella woodrowiana

A South Asian Volvariella first described by Massee as Volvaria woodrowiana from western India, known from herbarium collections around Lahore, Calcutta and Bombay. It fruits in the monsoon on the hot northern Indian and Pakistani plains. Nothing is published on growing it, so the targets are inferred from its climate and the related 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Collected in and around Lahore (including the Changa Manga plantation and Ravi reserve), Calcutta and Bombay, in lowland plains; substrate is not recorded in the specimens available, and ground-dwelling on organic debris is assumed from the genus.

Lowland; the known localities lie below about 500 m.

PakistanIndia

🔒 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.