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

Asplenium dayi

A Jamaican endemic spleenwort described by Hieronymus in 1918. There are no georeferenced wild records, and nothing on its habitat was available, so this profile rests on the island-wide climate and on how Jamaican forest spleenworts grow. Treat the numbers as a starting point.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Unknown. Most Jamaican endemic Asplenium grow in wet montane forest in the Blue and John Crow Mountains or in the limestone forests of the interior, on mossy rocks and trunks.

Unknown; the measured placeholder site is at 223 m.

Jamaica

🔒 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.