Bolbitis occidentalis

A rarely collected Bolbitis known only from the lowland and foothill forests of western Ecuador, at about 350 to 800 m. Like most of its genus it is best treated as a shade-loving fern of wet stream banks and rocks: warm, humid, shaded and never dry at the roots.

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

Recorded from wet lowland to foothill forest on the Pacific slope of the Ecuadorian Andes. Nothing specific is published on its microhabitat; Bolbitis species there typically grow on shaded stream banks and wet rocks, which is assumed here.

Eight records between 350 and 800 m, median 500 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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.