Fistulina pectinata

An 18th-century name for a British Fistulina, listed as accepted by GBIF but with no usable modern records. It is most likely the beefsteak fungus, Fistulina hepatica, under an old name; the conditions below are for that species' temperate European habitat.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

If it is F. hepatica, it grows on living and dead oaks and sweet chestnuts, causing a brown rot.

No records.

Europe

🔒 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.