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Hypholoma brunneum

A common Australasian brown-capped Hypholoma found in Australia and New Zealand, usually on rotting wood and woody debris in native forest. Its conditions follow the cool-temperate forests of Tasmania, Victoria and southern New Zealand.

Hypholoma brunneum
Photo: TimmiT, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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

Wood-decaying saprotroph in temperate wet forest; like other Hypholoma it fruits on well-rotted logs and buried wood. Substrate detail is inferred from the genus.

Records 0-1100 m, median about 290 m.

AustraliaNew Zealand

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✓ 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.