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Ferns Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Asplenium clutei

A little-known spleenwort of the Greater Antilles, described from Jamaica in 1900. GBIF specimens place it in humid montane forest and on limestone at about 1,400–1,950 m, including cave walls and mossy forest. Grow it as a cool, humid, shaded rock fern.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Specimen labels from Hispaniola record humid Pinus occidentalis forest with many ferns and moist sinkholes, mossy forest, and the walls and floor of a limestone cave with a wide mouth. The Jamaican records come from the Blue Mountains at about 1,700–1,830 m.

Records with altitudes fall between about 1,400 and 1,950 m.

JamaicaHaitiDominican Republic

🔒 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.