Adiantum windischii

Adiantum windischii is a maidenhair fern described by J. Prado in 2005 from lowland South America, recorded mainly in Brazil with a few Bolivian collections. Little has been published beyond the description, so this profile leans on the measured climate of its lowland forest sites and on how terrestrial Adiantum of seasonal tropical forest behave.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial fern of lowland tropical forest, most likely on shaded, humus-rich banks and forest floor like its relatives. The measured sites span Amazonian Acre, the transition forests of Mato Grosso and Atlantic forest near the coast.

Recorded at 175–520 m (median 360 m, 8 records); a lowland species.

BoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralParaguay

🔒 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.