Asplenium actiniopteroides

An East African spleenwort described by Peter in 1929; the name compares its finely divided fronds to Actiniopteris, the dry-country rock fern. Records run from 580 to 3,270 m in Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, so it is best treated as a rock-crevice fern of seasonally dry outcrops.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Little is published. The comparison with Actiniopteris and the scattered records suggest it grows in rock crevices and on boulders in dry bushland and montane rocky places.

Records at 582–3,270 m, a very wide spread; the median of 582 m comes from a lowland Kenyan site.

EthiopiaKenyaTanzaniaUganda

🔒 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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