Adiantum rhizophorum

A maidenhair of the Mascarene Islands (Réunion, Mauritius and Rodrigues), with most records from Réunion. The name (root-bearing) suggests fronds that root at the tip, like the walking maidenhairs, though this was not confirmed in the sources checked. Grow it warm, humid and in bright shade, letting frond tips touch the medium to make new plants.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Specific habitat notes were not in the sources checked. Most records lie in lowland and submontane Réunion, where it probably grows on shaded banks, rocks and forest edges. This is inferred.

Recorded from 13 to 1722 m, median 330 m (190 records).

RéunionMauritiusRodrigues

🔒 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

Grow Adiantum rhizophorum? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Adiantum

Adiantum pedatum Adiantum viridimontanum Adiantum capillus-veneris Adiantum aleuticum Adiantum atroviride Adiantum trapeziforme Adiantum aethiopicum Adiantum amblyopteridium Adiantum hispidulum Adiantum alarconianum Adiantum bellum Adiantum jordanii All 262 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.