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Ferns Partly documented

Adiantum villosum

Adiantum villosum is a large-leaflet maidenhair of the Neotropics, from southern Florida and the Caribbean through Mexico and Central America to Ecuador and eastern Brazil. It grows in lowland to lower montane forest, where the measured sites are hot with a clear Dec–Apr dry season. A shaded, warm, humid terrarium or plant room suits it.

Adiantum villosum
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Terrestrial fern of moist, shaded forest floors, ravines and stream banks, often over limestone in the Caribbean part of its range. Detail here is from the genus pattern, not species-specific field notes.

GBIF records span 0–1524 m, median 233 m: mainly lowland, locally into lower montane forest.

FloridaMexicoBelizeGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamáCubaJamaicaPuerto RicoLesser AntillesTrinidad-TobagoColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.