Bolbitis fluviatilis

A West and Central African rheophytic fern of rocks in and beside forest streams, recorded from Guinea and Liberia to Gabon, mostly at a few hundred metres. It takes warm, steady temperatures, constant wetness and shade, and is a candidate for aquarium or riparium culture like its relative B. heudelotii.

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

As the name suggests, it grows on rocks in and along streams and rivers in lowland and submontane rainforest, often splashed or briefly submerged.

Recorded from 1 to 1,400 m, median about 530 m.

CameroonDR CongoEquatorial GuineaGabonGhanaGuineaGulf of Guinea Is.LiberiaNigeria

🔒 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.