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Tremella salmonea

A small salmon to pale orange, leafy jelly fungus described in 2019 from Guangxi, China. It is a parasite of an unknown wood-decay fungus on dead broadleaf wood, so it cannot be grown on wood alone. Almost nothing is known of its ecology beyond the type collection.

Tremella salmonea
Photo: Zhao Y, Liu X-z, Bai F-y (2019) Four new species of Tremella (Tremellales, Basidiomycota) based on morphology and DNA sequence data. MycoKeys 47: 75-95. https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.47.29180, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

Parasitic on lignicolous fungi on dead wood of broad-leaved trees; the host fungus is unknown.

No elevation data published.

China

🔒 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.