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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Pholiota sphagnicola

A small North American Pholiota that grows in Sphagnum bogs, first described by Peck and transferred to Pholiota by Smith and Hesler in 1968. GBIF holds over 200 US records, mostly herbarium specimens without coordinates, so the measured climate rests on only three sites.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

In wet Sphagnum moss in bogs and boggy conifer swamps, fruiting from the moss or peat rather than from wood.

Lowland bogs; no elevations on the records.

United States (eastern and northern)

🔒 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.