Pholiota heteroclita

Pholiota heteroclita is a large, pale-yellow scaly Pholiota that grows on hardwoods in Europe and North America, fruiting from July to October. It is most recorded in Scandinavia. Cultivation is not documented; the notes follow other wood-rotting Pholiota.

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

On hardwood trunks and stumps, in the measured range mostly boreal and hemiboreal broadleaf trees such as birch and aspen.

Lowland to upland; records at 3–950 m, median 350 m.

Northern EuropeNorth 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.