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Davallia fejeensis

The rabbit's foot fern, from lowland Fiji and Micronesia, named for its furry creeping rhizomes. It grows on trees and rocks in warm, humid forest and is a forgiving house plant if the rhizomes are kept on the surface and the air is not too dry.

Davallia fejeensis
Photo: Chhe (talk), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphytic or rock-dwelling fern in lowland forest, with furry rhizomes creeping over the surface.

Records run from 10 to 175 m, median 137 m; some climate sites are at up to 780 m.

FijiCaroline IslandsTubuai 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.