Adiantum trichochlaenum

A Mesoamerican maidenhair described from Oaxaca in 1988 and recorded from southern Mexico to Costa Rica, mostly in Nicaragua, at low elevation. The climate has a hot dry season and a long wet season. Grow it warm and shaded, with a drier rest in late winter and spring.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Detailed habitat notes were not in the sources checked. In this seasonal climate Adiantum usually grow in shaded ravines, on stream banks and in moister forest patches within dry forest. This is inferred.

Recorded from 5 to 1160 m, median 281 m (47 records).

Mexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestGuatemalaEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta Rica

🔒 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.