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Inonotus ulmicola

Inonotus ulmicola is a polypore of elms described by Corfixen in 1990. GBIF holds over 850 records, almost all from Sweden, with others from Estonia, Denmark and Finland. It grows on old elm trunks, typically in parks, avenues and wooded meadows. It is not cultivated.

Inonotus ulmicola
Photo: Sulev Järve, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Old elms in wooded meadows, parks, avenues and deciduous woodland, on living and recently dead trunks.

Lowland; records carry no elevations.

SwedenEstoniaDenmarkFinlandRussia

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.