Pholiota subochracea

A widespread northern Pholiota of mossy, rotting conifer wood in damp forest, recorded across Fennoscandia, central Europe, western North America and Japan. It is small and ochre-yellow, found singly or in small groups on wet moss-covered spruce logs, often in bilberry spruce forest and at mire edges.

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

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

On well-rotted, moss-covered spruce and other conifer logs and woody debris on the ground in damp boreal and montane forest.

Recorded elevations 85–1,770 m, median about 1,100 m; lowland in Fennoscandia, montane in the Alps and western North America.

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✓ 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

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