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Ferns Partly documented

Bolbitis auriculata

A widespread African and western Indian Ocean Bolbitis, well collected from Guinea to Uganda, Madagascar and the Mascarenes. It grows in wet lowland and submontane rainforest, often creeping on rocks and on the bases of trees near streams. Warm, shaded, humid conditions with the rhizome exposed suit it.

Bolbitis auriculata
Photo: Ji-Elle, 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid lowland to submontane rainforest, typically in shaded, wet places near streams, where the creeping rhizome runs over rocks, banks and low on tree trunks. Habitat details are generalised from the genus and the spread of records.

Recorded from near sea level to 1,450 m, median about 580 m.

GuineaSierra LeoneLiberiaIvory CoastGhanaTogoNigeriaCameroonEquatorial GuineaGulf of Guinea Is.GabonCongoDR CongoCentral African RepublicAngolaSudan-South Sudan

🔒 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.