Asplenium capitisyork

A small spleenwort endemic to the Cape York Peninsula of far north Queensland, recorded between about 80 and 310 m in the McIlwraith and Iron Range area. It lives in hot, very humid lowland rainforest with a strong summer wet season and a long dry winter, so it wants warmth, shade and high humidity year round.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland rainforest of eastern Cape York, most likely on rocks and banks near streams where humidity stays high through the dry season. Specific habitat notes were not available to us, so this is inferred from its range and the genus.

Records span 80–310 m, median 140 m (18 records).

Queensland

🔒 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.