Tremella cephalodiicola
Tremella cephalodiicola is a lichen-inhabiting jelly fungus described by Diederich in 1996 from a single collection in Papua New Guinea. As its name says, it grows in the cephalodia, the small cyanobacterial pockets of certain lichens. It cannot be cultivated.
At home, aim for
Day
IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night
Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity
—Band in Plantistry
Light
Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period
Where it grows wild
In cephalodia of a lichen host in montane forest.
Papua New Guinea
🔒 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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