Trametes ectypa

A thin bracket fungus of the southeastern United States, first described by Berkeley and Curtis and moved to Trametes by Gilbertson and Ryvarden in 1987. It decays dead hardwood; records also come from Latin America. Specific ecology is thin, so the targets lean on the measured climate.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead hardwood in warm-temperate and subtropical forest; presumably a white-rot decayer.

Recorded at 107–2100 m, median 1667 m, though most records without elevations are from the lowland southeastern USA.

Southeastern United StatesTropical Americas

🔒 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.