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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia similis

A little-documented hare's-foot fern from the Solomon Islands. Treat it like other lowland tropical Davallia: an epiphyte or rock-dweller with creeping furry rhizomes, grown warm, bright-shaded and humid with a mix that dries slightly between waterings.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes found for this species; Davallia are usually epiphytes on tree bark or lithophytes on rock, with long scaly rhizomes creeping over the surface.

No elevation records; the single placeholder climate site is near sea level (59 m).

Solomon 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.