Pholiota socotrana

Described by Paul Hennings in 1891 from the island of Socotra (Yemen) and apparently not recorded since. Its ecology is unknown; the conditions below are a guess from the island's hot, seasonally dry climate and the wood-decaying habit typical of 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

No habitat details are available to us; Pholiota are mostly wood decayers, and on Socotra it would have fruited in the brief wet season, probably in the moister highland scrub and woodland.

Unknown; Socotra rises from sea level to about 1,500 m in the Haggeher Mountains, where fungi are most likely.

Yemen (Socotra)

🔒 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.