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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium furcatum

Hillebrand described this spleenwort from Hawaii in 1888. Most wild records come from about 850–1300 m on Hawaii island and Maui, where it is mild, humid and evenly wet all year. Treat it as a cool-tropical montane forest fern: mild days, cool nights, high humidity and no dry season.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Wet montane forest in Hawaii, the kind where ferns grow on mossy trunks, lava and forest floor. No species-level habitat text was reachable, so this is built from the measured sites and what is typical for the genus.

Recorded sites are at 850–1290 m on Hawaii island and Maui.

Hawaii

🔒 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.