Asplenium gentryi

A Mexican spleenwort described by A. R. Smith in the Pteridophytes of Mexico (2004). It is known from the Sierra Madre Occidental of Sonora, Chihuahua and Durango, with an outlier in Tamaulipas, at 1200–2400 m. It lives in a strongly seasonal climate with a dry, sunny spring and summer monsoon rains, so it needs a drier rest and cool winter nights.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane oak and pine-oak country, where spleenworts grow in shaded rock crevices, canyon walls and banks. No species-level habitat text was reachable, so this is built from the measured sites and what is typical for the genus.

Recorded at 1220–2406 m, with a median of 1700 m (20 records).

Mexico

🔒 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.