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

Pholiota subflammans

A small yellow-brown scaly Pholiota of decaying wood and mossy or grassy soil, known from New Zealand and southern South America. Little is published on its ecology, so the conditions here come from the measured climate and the genus.

Pholiota subflammans
Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows on decaying wood and on mossy or grassy soil in temperate forest and scrub.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured sites are lowland New Zealand.

New ZealandSouth AmericaNew Guinea

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.