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Ferns Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Bolbitis aspleniifolia

A small Bolbitis of the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, known from only a handful of wild records. Treat it as a shaded, wet-rock stream fern of warm to mild monsoon forest. Specific cultivation information is essentially absent.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from evergreen forest in the Western Ghats and Sri Lankan hills. As with the genus, it most likely roots on moist rocks and banks along shaded streams.

Climate sites span about 240 to 1,700 m; one site at 2,534 m is probably a coordinate or elevation error.

IndiaSri Lanka

🔒 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.