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

Adiantum comoroense

An African and Comoro Islands maidenhair, originally described by Tardieu and raised to species by Verdcourt in 1991. It grows in the warm lowlands of West, Central and East Africa and on the Comoros, but little is published on its ecology. Conditions here follow the measured climate and lowland African 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

It is probably a terrestrial fern of shaded, humid forest floor and stream banks in lowland to submontane forest. Details are not published in sources we could reach.

Records with elevations run from 100 to 610 m.

CameroonComorosGhanaIvory CoastKenyaMalawiTanzaniaTogoUganda

🔒 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.