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Ferns Partly documented

Asplenium macrodon

A spleenwort of Andean montane forest that is recorded both on the ground and as an epiphyte, with a compact erect rhizome and frond tips that trail and bear plantlets. It grows in shaded, locally abundant patches in wooded ravines and wet forest between about 1800 and 3000 m. Grow it cool, humid and shaded.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Terrestrial and epiphytic in shaded montane forest, including wooded ravines and wet forest floor. Frond tips are whip-like and proliferous, forming bulbils that root into new plants.

The two measured sites are at 1840 and 2850 m; labels from Ecuador and Bolivia cite 2450–2990 m.

Colombia (Andes)

🔒 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.