Adiantum capillatum

A maidenhair described in 2004 by A. R. Smith and J. Prado from Ecuador. Records come from the western lowlands and foothills at 150–1125 m, where the climate is warm with a wet season from January to April and a drier second half of the year. Little is published about its ecology, so conditions here come from the measured climate and from lowland forest Adiantum in general.

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

Very little is published beyond the original description. By its records it is a terrestrial fern of lowland and foothill forest in western Ecuador, probably on shaded forest floor and banks.

Records run from 150 to 1125 m, median 400 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.