Adiantum viscosum

A rarely recorded maidenhair from central Chile's Mediterranean zone, known from a single georeferenced record at about 1460 m. Like other Chilean maidenhairs it presumably shelters in shaded rock crevices and ravines that stay moist in winter, and it probably goes dormant in the dry summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Probably grows in shaded rock crevices, ravines and seepage banks within the matorral of the central Chilean Andes foothills. This is inferred from related Chilean Adiantum, not from a species description.

The one record sits at about 1460 m in the Andean foothills.

Chile 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.