Asplenium cuneifolium

The serpentine spleenwort, a small fern restricted to serpentine (ultramafic) rocks and screes in central and southeastern Europe, east to the Caucasus, Iran and Siberia. It prefers half-shade and moderately dry rock, and its soft, pale green fronds do not overwinter. It is hardy and best grown in a trough or alpine house on serpentine or neutral grit.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Crevices and screes of serpentine rock, from lowland to subalpine elevations, often in open woodland or at rock edges in half-shade.

Recorded at 160–2230 m, median about 540 m.

CzechiaGermanyAustriaFranceSwitzerlandItalyPolandRomaniaBalkansGreeceTürkiyeCaucasusIranSiberia

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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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