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

Asplenium daucifolium

A spleenwort from the Mascarene Islands, with finely divided, carrot-like fronds. It is very common on Réunion and also grows on Mauritius. Like its relatives in the bird's-nest-fern group, it has somewhat leathery tissue. It suits a humid, mild, bright-shaded spot and a light, open medium.

Asplenium daucifolium
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Published detail is thin. Records come from humid forests across Réunion and Mauritius, including the cirques of Cilaos and Salazie and the uplands above Le Tampon and Le Tévelave. Many spleenworts of this group grow on mossy trunks, rocks or forest floor, and the species is best treated as a shade-loving forest fern that can grow as an epiphyte or on the ground.

Few records carry an elevation. Réunion localities range from the lowland fringe to the mid-elevation cirques and uplands, suggesting roughly 200–1,500 m, but this is inferred from place names rather than recorded values.

RéunionMauritius

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.