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Hericium flagellum

A European montane tooth fungus that decays newly fallen trunks and stumps of fir, especially silver fir. It is distinct from Hericium coralloides and is a signal of old-growth fir forest.

Hericium flagellum
Photo: Hermann Hammer, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Branched white fruit bodies with spines on newly fallen fir (Abies) trunks and stumps in montane forests.

Recorded at 160–1875 m, median 1185 m (148 records); measured sites are at 750–1580 m in the Jura, Alps and Pyrenees.

Europe

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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.