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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium fragrans

Asplenium fragrans is a Neotropical spleenwort of humid montane forest from Mexico and the Caribbean to Bolivia, most often growing epiphytically on trunks and mossy branches, sometimes on rocks. The measured sites sit around 2500 m with cool, even temperatures all year, so treat it as a cool cloud-forest fern.

Asplenium fragrans
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Mostly epiphytic on mossy trunks and branches, occasionally on rocks or banks, in humid montane and cloud forest. Specific habitat detail for this species was not available; this follows the genus pattern and the record elevations.

Records span 1–4518 m with a median of 2544 m; the few extreme values are likely georeferencing errors, and most plants are montane (roughly 1500–3500 m).

BoliviaColombiaCubaEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasJamaicaMexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestNicaraguaPanamá

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.