Asplenium dianae

A rare Mexican spleenwort described by Alan R. Smith, whose holotype was collected in 1965 by Fred and Marie Webster in the Gómez Farías region of Tamaulipas. That area is the humid limestone Sierra de Guatemala (El Cielo), with tropical and cloud forest. Little else is published, so grow it as a warm-temperate, humid, shaded forest fern.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

The only known collection is the holotype, labelled only 'Gómez Farías region'. The forests there grow on limestone and range from tropical semi-evergreen forest to cloud forest. The exact microhabitat is not recorded, and a rock or ground habit is assumed.

Not recorded. The Gómez Farías area spans about 300 to 1,500 m.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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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