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Fungi Partly documented

Tremella microcarpa

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described by Diederich in 1996 from Papua New Guinea. The two records come from mossy mountain forest in the Finisterre Range and near Goroka. 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

On lichens in mossy montane forest, including disturbed forest near villages; the host lichen is not named in the sources checked.

Montane; exact elevations are not given, but both sites lie in highland 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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.