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

Pholiota tilopus

A South African agaric first described by Kalchbrenner and MacOwan as Agaricus tilopus and moved to Pholiota by D.A. Reid in 1975 after studying the type. GBIF holds only a handful of records and nothing on its ecology or cultivation, so the conditions below are generalised from the genus and the Cape's climate.

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

Substrate not documented in anything reachable; assumed to be decaying wood or woody debris like most Pholiota.

No elevation data.

Southern Africa

🔒 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.