Tremella monospora
A lichenicolous jelly fungus described by Diederich in 1996, known from a single collection at Cerro Carpish in the Peruvian 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
Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period
Where it grows wild
On lichens in Andean montane cloud forest at Cerro Carpish; the host is not named in the sources checked.
Cerro Carpish is a cloud-forest pass at roughly 2500–2800 m; the record has no elevation.
Peru
🔒 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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