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Ferns Partly documented

Bolbitis appendiculata

A creeping-rhizome fern of shaded, humid lowland forest from India to the Ryukyu Islands and Java, often on rocks or banks near streams. Like other Bolbitis it wants shade, constant moisture and humid air, with the rhizome sitting on the surface rather than buried.

Bolbitis appendiculata
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on shaded forest floors, rocky stream banks and moist boulders in evergreen lowland and hill forest; plants often form buds at the frond tips that root where they touch the ground. Built from the genus pattern and the measured range.

Recorded from 13 to 1,924 m, median about 220 m.

Southern Japan (Ryukyu Islands)TaiwanSouthern China and HainanIndochina and ThailandMalaysia, Sumatra and JavaPhilippinesIndia, Sri Lanka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.