Laetiporus huroniensis

Laetiporus huroniensis is a chicken-of-the-woods of the Great Lakes region, split from L. sulphureus in 2001. It fruits in autumn on large conifer logs, especially eastern hemlock, in old-growth forest. It is edible like its relatives.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

A brown-rot polypore on large logs in old-growth conifer forest; the type was on eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) in Michigan.

Lowland; records at 50–787 m, median about 190 m.

Great Lakes regionEastern CanadaNortheastern United 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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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.