Asplenium gemmiferum

A large, once-pinnate African spleenwort of moist evergreen forest, named for the plantlets (gemmae) that form on the upper rachis. Records run from the southern Cape forests through East Africa to Cameroon. Grow it as a shade-loving forest fern that stays evenly moist, with mild nights and a cooler winter.

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

Moist evergreen and riverine forest, on the forest floor, on shaded rocks and sometimes low on trunks. This is inferred from the records and the genus; no species text was reachable.

Recorded at 350–5500 m, median 1300 m (45 records). Southern African plants grow near sea level to about 600 m; tropical plants sit in montane forest.

South AfricaMozambiqueZimbabweMalawiTanzaniaKenyaUgandaDR CongoCameroonGulf of Guinea IslandsMauritiusRéunion

🔒 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.