Asplenium austroafricanum

A recently recombined spleenwort (Viane, 2021, based on a Schelpe name), listed by Kew for KwaZulu-Natal. GBIF has no usable wild records under this name, so everything below comes from one stand-in climate site in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and from general knowledge of South African forest spleenworts. It expects a warm, wet summer and a cool, dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably grows in shaded, moist places in mistbelt or scarp forest, on forest-floor banks, rocks or streamside boulders. This is inferred from the genus, not documented.

Unknown for this name. The stand-in climate site is at 1180 m in the KwaZulu-Natal midlands.

South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)

🔒 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.