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Ferns Partly documented

Adiantum macrocladum

A maidenhair of the eastern Andean foothills and adjacent Amazon lowlands of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, with 85 wild records at 140–1,550 m. The measured climate is warm and humid all year, with a mildly drier spell from August to September.

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 lowland and premontane rainforest on the Amazonian slope of the Andes. Specific microhabitat notes were not available.

Recorded at 140–1,550 m, median 730 m (62 records).

BoliviaEcuadorPeru

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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.