Pholiota lubrica

A large, reddish-brown, very slimy scalycap of boreal and temperate forest, growing from buried wood and woody debris. GBIF has about 2,000 records, most from Fennoscandia, Russia and North America, and they peak from August to October. It is not cultivated commercially; the recipe is extrapolated from the measured climate and related species.

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

Buried wood, stumps and woody debris of conifers and broadleaf trees in forest, often appearing to grow from soil.

Recorded at 0-3,505 m, median about 95 m; most sites are lowland boreal forest.

EuropeAsiaNorth 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 CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.