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Pholiota flammans

Flaming scalycap

The flaming scalycap is a bright yellow, scaly mushroom that grows only on dead conifer stumps and trunks, from summer to autumn. It is a saprotroph of temperate and boreal forests in Europe, North America and Asia. It is not a cultivated species and growing it is experimental.

Pholiota flammans
Photo: Paffka, 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 ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Grows singly or in tufts on dead and decaying stumps and trunks of conifers.

Lowland to montane; recorded at 0–1610 m (median 595 m).

EuropeNorth AmericaAsia

🔒 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.