Asplenium excelsum

A spleenwort described by Lellinger in 1985 from lower montane forest of Costa Rica and western Panama, with a few records from Nicaragua. Little is published on its ecology, so this profile is built from 111 wild records (median 1700 m) and what is typical for montane-forest Asplenium. Treat it as a cool, evenly moist, shade-loving 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

Recorded mainly in wet lower montane forest of the Talamanca and Central Volcanic cordilleras, where Asplenium of this type grow on the shaded forest floor, banks and low on trunks. Details of its microhabitat are not documented in sources we could reach.

Records span 0–2750 m but cluster around 1500–2000 m (median 1700 m).

Costa RicaPanamáNicaraguaEcuador

🔒 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.