Trametes gibbosa

Lumpy bracket

A thick, creamy-white, lumpy bracket up to 20 cm wide that causes white rot, above all on beech stumps. Older caps often turn green with algae. It grows year-round across Eurasia and North America.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead hardwoods, especially beech stumps and logs, in woodland and clearings.

Recorded elevations 0–1450 m, median 490 m (20 records).

EuropeTemperate AsiaNorth America

🔒 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-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.