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

Tremella rufolutea

A jelly fungus described by Berkeley and Curtis in 1868 from Cuba, on dead wood. GBIF also has a 1912 specimen from Puerto Rico and a specimen labelled Kew. Beyond that, little is known, and it is not cultivated.

At home, aim for
Day —Targets in Plantistry
Night —Targets in Plantistry
Humidity —Band in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

On dead wood in the Caribbean; like other Tremella it presumably parasitises a wood-decay fungus.

Unknown.

CubaPuerto Rico

🔒 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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