Adiantum trapeziforme

Diamond maidenhair

A large maidenhair of Mexico, Central America and the Greater Antilles with dark, glossy stipes and big trapezoid pinnules up to 5 cm long. It grows on the ground and on rock in wet and secondary forest from the lowlands to about 1,000 m or a little higher. It needs warmth, shade and a mix that never dries.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial or on rock in wet forest and secondary forest, typically on shaded, moist slopes, banks and ravines.

The 636 GBIF records with an elevation span 0–1,996 m, median 550 m. Wikipedia gives lowlands to about 1,000 m, so some populations grow higher than that.

Mexico: Gulf, Southeast, Southwest, Central and NortheastBelize and GuatemalaEl Salvador and HondurasNicaragua and Costa RicaCuba and Jamaica

🔒 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.