Trametes quarrei

Trametes quarrei, first described by Beeli as Polyporus quarrei and later placed in Microporus and Tomentoporus, is a polypore of south-central Africa. GBIF has 46 wild records from Katanga in DR Congo, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia, mostly in upland miombo woodland around 1250 m. The wild climate has a hot wet summer and a long, cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Dead hardwood in miombo and other seasonally dry woodland and riverine forest.

Recorded from 114 to 1600 m, median 1250 m.

DR CongoZimbabweMalawiMozambiqueZambiaTanzania

🔒 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.