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Fungi Partly documented

Pholiota communis

A southeastern Australian Pholiota that fruits in clumps in the leaf litter of eucalypt and pine forests, sometimes climbing a short way up trunks. It fruits from April to July, the southern autumn and early winter.

Pholiota communis
Photo: Lord Mayonnaise, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

In clumps or tufts in leaf litter under eucalypts, such as messmate stringybark and white ironbark, and pines; sometimes up the trunk bases.

Recorded elevations 25–960 m, median 200 m (43 records).

Australasia

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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.