Hypholoma capnoides

Conifer tuft

A clustered yellow-brown mushroom that grows on decaying conifer stumps across Europe, Asia and North America. It is edible when cooked and is sometimes grown on conifer logs. Its grey gills separate it from the poisonous sulphur tuft (H. fasciculare), but beginners can confuse it with that species or with the deadly Galerina marginata.

Hypholoma capnoides — Photo: Eric Steinert, 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Tufts on old conifer stumps and logs in woods and plantations.

Recorded at 0–2110 m, median 605 m (75 records).

EuropeAsiaNorth America

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.