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

Pholiota sylva

A tropical Pholiota described from southern India by Natarajan and Ravindran in 2003. GBIF holds no usable records and nothing else was reachable, so conditions are generalised from tropical wood-rotting agarics of South Indian forest.

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

Presumably on wood in moist forest; the authors worked mainly in the Western Ghats and Tamil Nadu.

No elevation data.

Asia

🔒 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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