Flammulina rossica

Flammulina rossica is a boreal relative of the velvet shank described in 1999, growing mainly on dead willow (Salix), also on poplar and alder. It ranges from Russia and Fennoscandia to China and North America. It fruits earlier than most of the genus, mainly August to October, with some winter flushes.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Dead wood of willow, poplar and alder in mixed woodland, bog woodland and hedgerows.

Recorded at 70–2,454 m, median 290 m.

RussiaNorthern EuropeChinaNorth America

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.