Inonotus vulpinus

Inonotus vulpinus is a boreal and temperate polypore long treated as a form or subspecies of the aspen fox polypore Inonotus rheades, among other synonyms listed by GBIF. Its records are mostly Swedish, with a few from North America, Russia and central Europe. Like I. rheades it presumably forms annual brackets on dead aspen and other poplars; 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 Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumably on dead standing or fallen aspen and poplar trunks, as for I. rheades, of which it has been treated as a form; not confirmed in the sources reached.

Mostly lowland boreal forest; few records carry an elevation.

SwedenRussiaAustriaFranceCanadaUnited States

🔒 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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