Asplenium ciliatum

A little-documented Chilean spleenwort. Most GBIF records come from the Mediterranean-climate hills of central Chile (Putaendo, Colliguay, Cerro La Campana, Los Queñes), where rain falls in winter and summers are dry and sunny. Grow it as a hardy rock fern that is kept cool and fairly dry in summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Record labels give only localities. Ferns in these central Chilean hills usually shelter in shaded rock crevices and moist ravines (quebradas) among sclerophyll scrub and woodland, which is where to picture this one.

Measured sites lie at about 730–1,530 m.

Chile (Valparaíso)Chile (Maule)Chile (Aysén)

🔒 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.