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Fungi Partly documented

Inonotus rickii

Inonotus rickii is a pan-tropical and subtropical bracket fungus that attacks living broadleaf trees, known for its powdery chlamydospore-producing anamorph. It has spread as a pathogen of urban trees such as box elder, hackberry and plane in Mediterranean Europe; GBIF has 313 records from the Americas and southern Europe.

Inonotus rickii
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At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Parasite and white-rot fungus of living broadleaf trees, often street and park trees, causing cankers and decline.

Recorded from 0 to 1320 m, median 84 m.

United StatesArgentinaPeruBrazilMexicoSpainItalyPortugal

🔒 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.