Tremella santessonii

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described by Diederich in 1994 in The Lichenologist. It grows on beard lichens (Usnea); GBIF records come from mossy montane forest in Papua New Guinea, and from Zimbabwe and Rwanda. 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

On Usnea in mossy mountain forest in Papua New Guinea, and in Philippia and Brachystegia thicket and in savanna with scattered groves in Africa.

The Papua New Guinea records are at about 2380–2490 m.

Papua New GuineaZimbabweRwanda

🔒 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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