Asplenium chaseanum

A spleenwort of the south-central African plateau, described by Schelpe in 1967. Herbarium labels from Katanga place it in dense ravine forest and gallery forest along streams, often on wet rock walls, in the middle of dry miombo country. Grow it as a warm, shaded, humid rock fern with a drier winter.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimens from southern Katanga (DR Congo) record it in dense ravine forest and gallery forest along streams, including on wet rock walls. Some streams flow only seasonally. These moist ravines are sheltered pockets of evergreen forest within dry woodland.

No altitudes recorded. The Katanga plateau and Zambian localities lie at about 1,000–1,400 m.

ZambiaDR Congo (Katanga)

🔒 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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