Hericium ptychogasteroides

Hericium ptychogasteroides is an obscure tooth fungus described in 1956 from the Ussuri Nature Reserve in the Russian Far East, on a dead trunk of Mongolian oak. There are no measured records; conditions are inferred from the cool monsoon climate of Primorye and cultivated Hericium.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Grows on dead trunks of Quercus mongolica in mixed broadleaf forest.

Not recorded; the Ussuri reserve is low hill country, mostly below 700 m.

Russian Far East

🔒 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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