Lyophyllum pusillum

A tiny Lyophyllum, as its name says, described by Clémençon and A.H. Smith in 1983 from North America. Its four GBIF records are from the Washington Cascades. It is not cultivated; the notes below come from the measured climate and the genus.

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

Probably on soil, moss and conifer litter in Cascade forest. The records give no habitat notes, so this is inferred from the sites and the genus.

The records carry no elevations; the two sites sit at about 720–760 m.

United States of America

🔒 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.