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Asplenium erectum

A widespread spleenwort of Africa, the western Indian Ocean islands and parts of tropical Asia, described in 1810. It grows in moist, shaded places from the lowlands to high mountains. It is one of the easier Asplenium species for a humid, shaded fern setup.

Asplenium erectum
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra (COI) , CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in moist, shaded forest, on the ground, on stream banks and on mossy rocks. This is from general knowledge of the species and the genus; no species page was reachable.

Recorded from 403 m to very high elevations, with a median of 1720 m (287 records). The 5800 m maximum is almost certainly an error.

BurundiCameroonCape ProvincesComorosDR CongoEswatiniEthiopiaGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.IndiaJawaKenyaKwaZulu-NatalLesser Sunda Is.Madagascar

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.