Ganoderma tuberculosum

A laccate Ganoderma of the Neotropics and the southern United States, recorded from Florida, Texas and California south through Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean to Colombia and Argentina. It grows on living and dead hardwoods in warm lowlands with a marked dry season.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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

Trunks and bases of living and dead hardwoods in lowland tropical dry and moist forest and in towns; Colombian records are from tropical dry forest.

Recorded at 0–775 m (median 20 m).

FloridaTexasCaliforniaMexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanColombiaArgentina Northeast

🔒 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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