Asplenium dimidiatum

A widespread neotropical spleenwort, found from the Greater Antilles through Venezuela and Colombia to Peru, Bolivia and central Brazil. Recorded from 150 to 3,340 m, mostly around 750 m. Grow it as a warm-to-intermediate, humid forest fern in bright shade.

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

Recorded across moist tropical forests over a wide range of elevations. Like many Asplenium, it probably grows on the forest floor, on rocks or low on trunks. We found no species-specific habitat notes.

Wild records span 150–3,340 m, median 754 m (72 records).

CubaJamaicaHispaniolaColombiaVenezuelaPeruBoliviaBrazil (Southeast, West-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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.