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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium altajense

Altaian spleenwort

A small spleenwort of the dry, cold mountains of the Altai, Mongolia, southern Siberia and western China. It grows in rock crevices under a harsh continental climate with winters far below freezing. It needs a cold, dry winter dormancy and a cool, bright summer.

Asplenium altajense
Photo: Кристина Медведева, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in crevices of cliffs and rocks in dry mountain and steppe country. GBIF records are from Mongolia and Xinjiang, at about 900–1860 m. Its microhabitat is inferred from the genus's rock-crevice species and the regional climate.

Site elevations run from about 900 to 1860 m.

AltaiMongoliaSiberia (Buryatia, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva)China (Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, South-Central)East Himalaya

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.