Lyophyllum fuligineum

A sooty-grey North American Lyophyllum, first described by Peck as Tricholoma fuligineum and moved to Lyophyllum by Singer in 1942. Records cluster in the southern Appalachians and the Great Lakes–St Lawrence region; 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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Presumably grows on soil and litter in mixed and deciduous forest, the setting of most records; the detailed ecology is not documented in the sources consulted.

Records run from about 200 m to 3,230 m (median about 200 m), with most in low to mid-elevation Appalachian forest.

Eastern United StatesEastern Canada

🔒 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.