Adiantum humile

A small maidenhair of lowland Neotropical rainforest, with over 360 wild records from Belize to Bolivia and Atlantic Brazil, most below 500 m. Little is published on its ecology beyond herbarium labels, so this profile builds on the measured climate: hot, humid and wet all year, on the shaded forest floor.

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

Terrestrial in shaded lowland rainforest, on the forest floor and banks. Specific microhabitat notes are scarce; conditions here follow the measured sites and how lowland Amazonian Adiantum grow.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,000 m, median 216 m (263 records).

BelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaEcuadorHondurasNicaraguaPanamáPeruTrinidad-TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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.