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Ganoderma pfeifferi

The copper-red lacquered bracket of western and central Europe: a large perennial, often tiered bracket with a red to purplish-brown cap under a yellowish resin crust that melts in a flame. It causes a white rot in old beech, oak and other broadleaf trees and stumps, often in parks and avenues, and is rare and declining in central Europe.

Ganoderma pfeifferi
Photo: Fryssouli V, Zervakis GI, Polemis E, Typas MA (2020) A global meta-analysis of ITS rDNA sequences from material belonging to the genus Ganoderma (Basidiomycota, Polyporales) including new data from selected taxa. MycoKeys 75: 71-143. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.75.59872, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Saprotroph or weak parasite at the base of old broadleaf trees and stumps, especially beech and oak, also horse chestnut, pear and Prunus; apparently favours sites with a high water table.

Recorded at 1–1530 m, median 450 m (25 records); most records are lowland.

DenmarkSwedenUnited KingdomNetherlandsGermanyAustriaBelgiumSpainTranscaucasia

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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
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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 4.0 licence, unmodified.