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Pleurotus abieticola

An edible oyster mushroom described in 1997 from subalpine spruce forests of the Russian Far East, later found in northeastern China and northwestern Russia. It sits in the P. ostreatus clade but forms its own intersterility group, and it can be cultivated.

Pleurotus abieticola
Photo: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/ninacourlee, CC BY 4.0, 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

Shelving clusters on rotten spruce (Picea) wood in subalpine forests dominated by spruce.

Few records carry an elevation; measured sites range from about 230 m to 1030 m.

Russian Far EastNorthwestern RussiaNortheastern ChinaCentral Europe

🔒 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 CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.