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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium claussenii

A South American spleenwort centred on the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, reaching Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Venezuela and Cuba. It lives in subtropical to tropical forest from sea level to about 2600 m, with mild winters and warm, wet summers.

Asplenium claussenii
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded understory of seasonal and Atlantic rainforest. Specific habitat notes were not available to us, so this is inferred from its range and the genus.

Records span 0–2640 m, median 700 m (477 records).

Brazil SoutheastBrazil SouthBrazil NortheastBrazil West-CentralArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestParaguayUruguayBoliviaColombiaVenezuelaCuba

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.