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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pholiota indecens

A little-recorded scalycap described by Peck from New York and transferred to Pholiota by Saccardo in 1887. GBIF holds just two records, one from Ithaca, New York and one from southern Brazil, so almost nothing is known of its ecology. Conditions below come from the measured climate at those two sites and general Pholiota practice.

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
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Substrate is not documented in sources reachable here; like most Pholiota it is presumed to decay wood or woody debris in moist forest.

Records at about 130 m (New York) and 400 m (Rio Grande do Sul).

North AmericaSouth 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.