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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium carruthersii

A south-west Pacific spleenwort from Fiji, the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu and New Guinea, mostly recorded in lowland and hill rainforest below about 800 m. It wants warm, humid, shaded conditions with no real dry season.

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

Where it grows wild

Lowland to hill rainforest on Pacific islands. Most tropical Asplenium in this habitat grow on trunks or mossy rocks; we could not confirm this species' habit, so treat the growth form as an estimate.

Records span 10–823 m, median 152 m (39 records).

FijiNew GuineaSolomon Is.Vanuatu

🔒 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.