Blechnum melanopus

A small fern of the eastern Himalaya and Yunnan, now usually placed in its own genus as Blechnidium melanopus, with dark stipes and simple-pinnate fronds. Records sit in montane forest at 1340–2400 m, where summers are warm, wet and misty and winters are cool and dry. Treat it as a cool-growing montane forest fern that dislikes heat and stagnant air.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Montane broadleaf and mixed forest in deep Yunnan river valleys, generally reported on mossy tree trunks and mossy rocks in shade; little species-specific habitat detail is published.

Recorded at 1340–2400 m, median about 1950 m.

China (Yunnan)TaiwanBhutanArunachal PradeshMeghalayaMyanmar

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✓ 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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