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

Tremella lobariacearum

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described in 1996 by Diederich and Christiansen that forms gelatinous galls on lungwort lichens (Lobaria and relatives). Records span Atlantic Europe and Macaronesia, with outliers in Papua New Guinea, Bhutan and Madagascar. It cannot be cultivated.

Tremella lobariacearum
Photo: Westberg M, Timdal E, Asplund J, Bendiksby M, Haugan R, Jonsson F, Larsson P, Odelvik G, Wedin M, Millanes A (2015) New records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi in Scandinavia. MycoKeys 11: 33-61. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.11.6670, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

On thalli of Lobaria pulmonaria, L. immixta and other Lobariaceae on trunks in humid old forest, including laurel forest in the Canary Islands and Madeira.

Recorded from 40 to 3600 m, median about 1000 m.

PortugalSpainUnited KingdomPapua New GuineaRussiaBhutanMadagascarNorway

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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.