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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium inaequilaterale

A once-pinnate spleenwort with lopsided pinnae, found in moist forest across tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, South India, Sri Lanka and southern Brazil. It grows on shaded forest floors and rocky stream banks. Give it warm, humid shade and a mix that stays evenly moist.

Asplenium inaequilaterale
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

It grows on the floor of moist and riverine forest and on shaded, mossy rocks by streams. No species-level habitat text was reachable, so this comes from the records and the genus.

Records run from sea level to 2450 m, with a median of 750 m (435 records).

Tropical AfricaSouthern AfricaMadagascarComorosRéunionIndiaSri LankaThailandBrazilBoliviaParaguayUruguay

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.