Asplenium virens

An endangered spleenwort endemic to the coastal lowland forests of western Ecuador, with fronds described by collectors as a shining, clear pale green. It has been collected low on tree trunks and at the bases of cacao trees in shaded lowland rain forest and plantations, so it wants warm, shaded, humid conditions year round.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Lowland rain forest in western Ecuador, including forest with coffee and cacao plantations; specimens were taken on a tree trunk piece and at the roots of cacao trees. Its forest habitat is fragmented and degraded.

Collected at about 100–200 m in the Andean foothills near Montalvo and near the coast; recorded elevations have a median of 150 m.

Ecuador: western lowlandsEcuador: Guayas and Los RíosEcuador: Manabí coast

🔒 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.