Blechnum squamatum

A high-Andean terrestrial fern known from Bolivia, at 1,500–4,200 m (median about 3,500 m). It lives in cold, misty upper montane forest and grassland, so it needs cool days, cold nights, high humidity and a slightly drier winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records cluster in the upper montane zone of the Bolivian Yungas and the eastern Cordillera around Apolobamba, La Paz and Cochabamba. Ferns there grow in elfin forest, shrubby páramo-like grassland and on wet banks. Specific habitat notes for this species were not found.

Recorded elevations 1,539–4,182 m, median 3,461 m (17 records).

Bolivia

🔒 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.