Asplenium hispanicum

A spleenwort of Spain, Morocco and Algeria, raised to species rank by Greuter and Burdet in 1980. It belongs to the black spleenwort (A. adiantum-nigrum) group. It grows on shaded siliceous rock and needs a moist winter and a dry summer rest.

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

Grows on shaded siliceous rock, in crevices and on banks, often in hills and mountains. This follows its placement in the black spleenwort group. Care values are built from the measured climate and what is typical for the genus, because no species-level habitat text was reachable.

Records run from 300 to 2070 m, median 1000 m (103 records).

SpainMoroccoAlgeria

🔒 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.