Sign in Start free
Species library › Hypholoma › Hypholoma marginatum
Fungi Partly documented

Hypholoma marginatum

Snakeskin brownie

A slender brown Hypholoma with a banded, snakeskin-like stem that grows singly on conifer debris and needle litter. It is common in European conifer forests, with nearly 900 GBIF records, and is not cultivated.

Hypholoma marginatum
Photo: This image was created by user Ryane Snow (snowman) at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here., 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

Singly or in small groups on buried woody debris and needle litter in conifer woods and plantations, assumed from the genus pattern and the conifer-rich distribution.

Recorded at 0–1903 m, median 845 m (45 records).

Europe

🔒 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

Grow Hypholoma marginatum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Hypholoma

Hypholoma fasciculare Hypholoma lateritium Hypholoma capnoides Hypholoma brunneum Hypholoma acutum Hypholoma aelolopum Hypholoma aelopodum Hypholoma ambiguum Hypholoma aporum Hypholoma australe Hypholoma australianum Hypholoma californicum All 55 →

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.