Asplenium alatum

A widespread neotropical spleenwort, named for its winged rachis, found from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia, southern Brazil and northeast Argentina. Most records come from humid montane forest around 1650 m.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Humid lowland to montane forest across the Neotropics. The Colombian catalogue records it in the Andes, the Pacific lowlands, Amazonia and the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. Its precise microhabitat is not confirmed here; it is treated as a shade fern of forest soil and banks.

Recorded from 0 to 4000 m, median 1650 m (325 records); 200–2900 m in Colombia.

Argentina NortheastBoliviaBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastColombiaCosta RicaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHaitiHondurasJamaicaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico Southeast

🔒 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.