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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Tremella caloplacae

A lichen-dwelling jelly fungus that forms small galls on orange Caloplaca lichens. Described formally by Diederich in 2003, it is recorded across Europe from Spain and Greece to Norway and Sweden. It cannot be cultivated.

Tremella caloplacae
Photo: Millanes A, Diederich P, Westberg M, Knutsson T, Wedin M (2014) Tremella rhizocarpicola sp. nov. and other interesting lichenicolous Tremellales and Filobasidiales in the Nordic countries. MycoKeys 8: 31-41. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.8.8176, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day —Targets in Plantistry
Night —Targets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On thalli and apothecia of Caloplaca species, lichens of sunny rock, walls and bark.

Recorded at 20–1170 m, median 130 m (9 records).

Europe

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✓ 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
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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.