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Trametes variegata

A common Neotropical Trametes, formerly Hexagonia variegata, with around 1,400 GBIF records, most of them photographs from Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica and Panama. Its pores are angular to hexagonal, and it forms leathery white-rot brackets on dead hardwood in warm lowland forest.

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
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Dead hardwood in lowland wet and seasonally dry forest, forest edges and disturbed land.

Recorded elevations have a median of 466 m; most records are lowland.

BrazilMexicoCosta RicaPanamaColombiaArgentinaUnited StatesBolivia

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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.