Asplenium delicatulum

A delicate, finely divided spleenwort of wet Neotropical forest from southern Mexico and the Antilles to the Andes. Most records are from humid lowland and premontane forest around 300–1500 m, where it grows on shaded banks, rocks and trunk bases.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet lowland and premontane forest; grows on shaded banks, mossy rocks and trunk bases, often near streams.

Records span 60–2930 m, median about 685 m.

MexicoGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.