Flammulina elastica

A European velvet shank close to enoki (F. velutipes) that grows mainly on willows. It fruits in the cold half of the year, from late autumn through frosty winter weather into spring.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

Clusters on dead and dying willow wood, in wet woods, carr and riverbanks.

Recorded at 100–1513 m, median 320 m (59 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.