Asplenium herpetopteris

Asplenium herpetopteris is a spleenwort endemic to Madagascar, recorded from coastal lowland to montane humid forest (40–2,282 m, median about 1,075 m). Nothing about its ecology has been published beyond the description and herbarium records. Treat it as a humid-forest fern: warm to intermediate temperatures, shade and constant humidity.

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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid evergreen forest in eastern and central Madagascar. Its name ('creeping fern') suggests a creeping rhizome, which in spleenworts usually means growth on mossy trunks, logs or rocks. We found no species habitat account.

GBIF elevations run from 40 to 2,282 m, median 1,075 m (344 records): mostly mid-elevation forest.

Madagascar

🔒 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.