Adiantum nelumboides

Lotus-leaf maidenhair

A critically rare maidenhair with simple, rounded, lotus-like leaves, known only from a few sites around Wanzhou and Shizhu in Chongqing, China. It was formerly treated as Adiantum reniforme var. sinense. It comes from a humid subtropical climate with hot, wet summers and cool, fairly dry winters.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on moist, shaded slopes and rock faces in the Yangtze valley near Wanzhou. Much of its habitat was affected by the Three Gorges reservoir. The records reached here are molecular vouchers without habitat notes, so the microhabitat is inferred.

The measured site is at about 400 m; the known populations are in the low hills of the Three Gorges region.

China South-Central

🔒 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.