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Asplenium milnei

Asplenium milnei is a ground fern endemic to Lord Howe Island, where it is common in lowland forest. It has a stout, scaly rhizome and shiny, leathery, once-pinnate fronds up to about 60 cm long on dark brown stalks. Give it cool-subtropical conditions: mild days, cooler nights, shade and steady moisture.

Asplenium milnei
Photo: Granitethighs, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows on the ground in the lowland forest of Lord Howe Island, a small subtropical island in the Tasman Sea with a mild, humid oceanic climate. It belongs to the bird's-nest group (the Neottopteris clade) and has leathery fronds.

The sources describe it as common in lowland forest but give no elevations. Most of the island is below 200 m, apart from the two southern mountains.

Australia: Lord Howe Island

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.