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Pholiota polychroa

A slimy scalycap of hardwood logs and debris whose caps range from olive-green to purple and yellow, one of the most often photographed Pholiota in eastern North America. It fruits from spring to autumn in warm, wet weather and has also been recorded in Mexico. Growing it at home means hardwood sawdust, warm colonisation and a mild, very humid fruiting chamber.

Pholiota polychroa
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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
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Decaying hardwood logs, stumps, branches and woody debris in deciduous and mixed forest, occasionally in wood chips.

Recorded at about 55-1,400 m, median around 300 m.

North AmericaEastern United StatesMexico

🔒 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.