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Tremella rhizocarpicola

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described in 2014 by Diederich, Millanes and Wedin in MycoKeys 8, growing on the apothecia (fruiting discs) of the rock lichen Rhizocarpon. GBIF has two 2019 records from Falkberget in Värmland, Sweden. It cannot be cultivated.

Tremella rhizocarpicola
Photo: Millanes A, Diederich P, Westberg M, Knutsson T, Wedin M (2014) Tremella rhizocarpicola sp. nov. and other interesting lichenicolous Tremellales and Filobasidiales in the Nordic countries. MycoKeys 8: 31-41. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.8.8176, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On the apothecia of a Rhizocarpon lichen on rock at Falkberget, a steep north-east-facing slope in Värmland.

The record site is at about 250 m.

Sweden

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.