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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium feei

A widespread neotropical spleenwort found from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia and southern Brazil, including the Galápagos. With 431 wild records centred on lower montane forest (median 1150 m), it is a warm-to-intermediate shade fern that wants steady moisture.

Asplenium feei
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Occurs in humid forest from lowlands to montane zones, including Atlantic Forest in Brazil and premontane forest in Central America. Species of this kind usually grow on shaded banks, rocks and forest floor. Microhabitat detail comes from the genus rather than species-specific sources.

0–4150 m, median 1150 m; most records 600–1700 m.

MexicoGuatemalaEl SalvadorHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamáCubaDominican RepublicPuerto RicoColombiaVenezuelaSurinameFrench GuianaEcuadorGalápagos

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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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.