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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium bullatum

A spleenwort of the Himalaya, south China, Taiwan and northern Indochina, described by Mettenius from Wallich's material. The few records with an elevation are mostly around 1700 m in monsoon forest. It wants warm, wet summers and a cooler, drier winter.

Asplenium bullatum
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably grows on the floor of moist, shaded forest and along streams. This is inferred from the genus and range; no habitat text for the species was reachable.

Recorded from 137 to 1800 m, with a median of 1700 m, but only 6 records have an elevation.

AssamChinaEast HimalayaMyanmarNepalTaiwanTibetVietnamWest Himalaya

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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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 CC0 licence, unmodified.