Tremella nigrifacta

Tremella nigrifacta is a jelly fungus described from Costa Rica in 1997 by Bandoni and Carranza. Only one GBIF record exists, from a warm, very wet Costa Rican site. Like other Tremella it is a mycoparasite and is not cultivated.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity —Band in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Tropical forest; presumed on dead wood with a host fungus, as for related Tremella. The protologue was not reachable.

One record without elevation.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.