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

Pholiota leptopoda

A South American Pholiota described by Spegazzini in 1889. GBIF has a single specimen, collected in São Paulo state, Brazil, in June 1881 at about 920 m. Conditions below come from that one site's climate and are necessarily rough.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Not recorded; presumably decaying wood or woody debris in subtropical upland forest of southeastern Brazil.

The only record is at about 920 m.

South 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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