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

Tremella fibulifera

A small whitish, lobed jelly fungus of the American tropics that parasitises other fungi (probably pyrenomycetes) in dead broadleaf branches. It is a species complex separated mainly by microscopy and DNA, and nothing is recorded about cultivating it.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead attached or fallen branches of broad-leaved trees, growing on or with the mycelium of another wood fungus.

Lowland to montane; the 5 records with an elevation span 0–2351 m (median 1500 m).

BrazilNorthern South AmericaCentral AmericaCaribbean

🔒 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.