Asplenium gemmascens

An African spleenwort of the Guineo-Congolian rainforests, recorded from Cameroon and Gabon east to Uganda at 300–1500 m. The name means 'budding', which points to plantlets forming on the fronds. Grow it warm, shaded and humid, with steady moisture all year.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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 lowland and submontane rainforest, probably on the forest floor, banks or lower trunks. No species-level habitat text was reachable, so this is built from the measured sites and what is typical for the genus.

Recorded at 309–1500 m, with a median of 791 m (42 records).

CameroonGabonNigeriaDR CongoAngolaRwandaUgandaMozambique

🔒 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.