Tremella xanthomendozae

A lichenicolous jelly fungus described in 2022 by Diederich, Morse and Brinker in the Flora of Lichenicolous Fungi. As the name says, it lives on Xanthomendoza, the small orange sunburst lichens of tree bark. It cannot be cultivated.

At home, aim for

Day —Targets in Plantistry

Night —Targets in Plantistry

Humidity —Band in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest period

Where it grows wild

On orange Xanthomendoza lichens on the bark of trees, often in open, sunny places such as woodland edges, parks and farmland; records are from Kansas, Minnesota and Iowa, with one from Canada.

The measured sites are at about 300–360 m.

Central United StatesCanada

🔒 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.