Adiantum capillus

Adiantum capillus Rupr. is an obscure 19th-century name with no modern checklist distribution. The few GBIF records are scattered across France, Nepal, the USA and elsewhere, which points to mislabelled or truncated records of the Venus-hair fern, Adiantum capillus-veneris. Treat it as that species until the name is clarified.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat data exist for this name. If it is Adiantum capillus-veneris, as the scattered records suggest, it grows on wet limestone and sandstone seeps, cliffs and stream banks in shade.

Few records carry an elevation.

Uncertain

🔒 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.