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Hypholoma acutum

Hypholoma acutum is a small brown Hypholoma of New Zealand, common on fallen logs, stumps and wood chips in native and plantation forest. It is well recorded (over 600 records), fruiting mostly from March to June.

Hypholoma acutum
Photo: Uwe Schneehagen, 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

On decaying wood: fallen logs and branches, tree-fern stumps, wood chip and pine logs, in podocarp-broadleaf and plantation forest.

Records run from sea level to montane forest.

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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.