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

Tremella flava

A bright yellow, horn-branched jelly fungus described from Taiwan in 1998. It resembles Tremella iduensis and differs mainly in smaller spores, and may be a later synonym of it. It is a parasite, probably of Hypoxylon, on dead broadleaf branches, and is not in cultivation.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 and recently fallen branches of broadleaf trees, probably parasitic on Hypoxylon, as in T. iduensis.

The Taiwanese record is at about 1410 m.

Taiwan

🔒 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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