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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium hobdyi

A Hawaiian spleenwort described by W.H. Wagner in 1993, probably named for the Hawaiian botanist Robert Hobdy. Records sit at 1150–1750 m, where it is cool and mild all year. Grow it cool, shaded and humid.

Asplenium hobdyi
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Found in upland Hawaiian forest. The growth form was not confirmed from a reachable source; Hawaiian montane Asplenium grow on mossy trunks, rocks and forest floor. 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 1158 to 1737 m, median 1585 m (10 records).

Hawaii

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.