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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium flabellulatum

A widespread neotropical spleenwort, described by Kunze in 1834, ranging from Mexico and the Caribbean through the Andes to Bolivia, Paraguay and southern Brazil. With 508 wild records centred on montane forest (median about 1900 m), it is an intermediate, humidity-loving shade fern.

Asplenium flabellulatum
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

Humid montane and cloud forest, especially in the Andes of Ecuador, Colombia and Peru. Growth habit and microhabitat are generalised from the genus.

0–5750 m recorded; median 1882 m. Records above about 3800 m are likely errors.

MexicoGuatemalaEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamáCubaHaitiJamaicaPuerto RicoColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaParaguay

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✓ 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.