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Pholiota platensis

A Pholiota described by Spegazzini in 1898 from the Buenos Aires region, known from a 19th-century collection in the La Plata botanical garden and one Brazilian specimen. Nothing is published on its ecology beyond the original description; conditions below come from the measured climate at the type area.

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

Collected in the Spegazzini botanical garden and arboretum at La Plata; substrate is not recorded in the data available, but most Pholiota are wood or woody-debris saprotrophs.

Lowland pampas near sea level.

South AmericaArgentina

🔒 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.