Flammulina populicola

A winter mushroom close to enoki (F. velutipes) that grows on aspen and other poplars in northern Europe and North America. Fruiting in cold weather, it is edible and handled like F. velutipes.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Wood-decay saprotroph on dead and dying Populus, especially quaking aspen, often at high elevation in the Rocky Mountains.

Records 1-3200 m, median about 2500 m (Rocky Mountain aspen stands).

Western North AmericaNorthern EuropeMexico

🔒 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.