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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium barteri

A West and Central African rainforest spleenwort named by Hooker in 1861, with records from Guinea and Liberia to Gabon and Cameroon. Its sites are warm and humid all year, with a short drier spell in December to February. It needs steady warmth, shade and high humidity.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows in lowland and submontane Guineo-Congolian rainforest. No habitat notes were reachable. Many African spleenworts of this forest grow on trunks and mossy rocks in the shade, so that is assumed here.

Recorded from 10 to 1490 m, median 590 m (169 records).

GuineaSierra LeoneLiberiaIvory CoastGhanaBeninNigeriaCameroonEquatorial GuineaGulf of Guinea Is.GabonCentral African RepublicDR CongoAngolaSudan-South SudanUganda

🔒 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.