Asplenium daghestanicum

A small mountain spleenwort that grows in shaded rock crevices, known from the North Caucasus, the Himalaya and western China. Almost nothing is published on it beyond its range and its liking for shaded schist rocks, so these targets are drawn from its high-mountain range. Treat it as a cold-hardy alpine crevice fern, not a terrarium plant.

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

Grows on shaded rocks in mountains; in Dagestan it is recorded on shaded schist rocks in the mid-mountain zone. Like other small spleenworts it roots into crevices where a little soil and moisture collect, with the rock face shading and cooling the roots.

In Dagestan it grows at 1,800–2,300 m. The four Asian GBIF records with an elevation are at 3,200–3,658 m (median 3,551 m), which fits the high Tibetan and Himalayan part of the range.

North CaucasusPakistanWest HimalayaNepalEast HimalayaTibetXinjiangChina North-CentralChina South-Central

🔒 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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