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Fungi Partly documented

Tremella vesiculosa

A firm, brick-red to reddish-brown jelly fungus up to 5 cm across with thick, inflated lobes, described in 1990 from New Zealand and also reported from Australia. It parasitises an unknown host, probably a xylariaceous fungus, on dead broadleaf branches. It is not cultivated.

Tremella vesiculosa
Photo: Genavee Rhodes, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Parasitic on lignicolous fungi on dead attached or fallen branches of broad-leaved trees; original collections were associated with xylariaceous fungi.

Few records carry an elevation; most sites are lowland New Zealand.

New ZealandAustralia

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.