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

Tremella flakusii

A tiny lichenicolous jelly fungus described in 2022 in the Flora of Lichenicolous Fungi, forming small galls on a lichen host. It is known from a single GBIF record in the Bolivian Andes. It cannot be cultivated.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Lichenicolous, forming galls on a host lichen in the montane Andes of Bolivia; the host is not named in the sources reached.

The one recorded site is at about 2470 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.