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Pholiota mahabaleshwarensis

A Pholiota described by Sathe and Deshpande in 1980 in Current Science, named after Mahabaleshwar, a hill station at about 1350 m in the Western Ghats of Maharashtra, India. GBIF holds no occurrence records, so conditions are built from the Western Ghats monsoon climate and the genus.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-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

Presumably from the wet evergreen and semi-evergreen hill forest around Mahabaleshwar; substrate not confirmed.

Mahabaleshwar lies at about 1200-1400 m.

India (Western Ghats)

🔒 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.