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

Adiantum acrolobum

A little-known Central American maidenhair fern described by Alexander Rojas in 2008, recorded from Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama. The few specimens come from forest at about 900 m in Alajuela and from Caribbean lowland swamp forest in Panama. Grow it as a warm, shade-loving, moisture-loving forest-floor fern.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial forest fern. One Panama specimen comes from swamp forest and secondary vegetation on nearby dry ground; the Costa Rica specimens are from about 900 m.

Recorded from near sea level in Panama to about 900 m in Costa Rica.

Costa RicaNicaraguaPanama

🔒 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.