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Inonotus setulosocroceus

Inonotus setulosocroceus is a resupinate polypore of southern Australia, first described as Poria setulosocrocea by Cleland and Rodway and moved to Inonotus in 1993. Herbarium records come from wet eucalypt forest in Victoria, Tasmania and Western Australia, often coating the undersides of logs and stumps. It is not cultivated.

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

Wet sclerophyll forest, on logs, felled trunks and stumps of Eucalyptus (including mountain ash); fruit bodies form as crusts on undersides and vertical faces.

Lowland to montane forest; records carry no elevations.

Australia (Victoria)Australia (Tasmania)Australia (Western Australia)

🔒 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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