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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Hericium novae-zealandiae

Pekepekekiore

New Zealand's endemic coral tooth fungus, called pekepekekiore by Māori, forms white, densely branched fruit bodies on dead trunks. It is saprotrophic and is in cultivation, grown like other Hericium on supplemented hardwood sawdust.

Hericium novae-zealandiae
Photo: Ray Jackson, CC BY 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

Saprotrophic on dead, decaying trunks and logs in native forest.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured sites are lowland New Zealand.

New Zealand

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.