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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia squamata

A rhizomatous Davallia fern of the monsoon belt from the Himalaya and southern China to Indochina and peninsular India. It is a creeping epiphytic or rock fern that likes warm wet summers and a drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Like other Davallia, it creeps with scaly rhizomes over bark and rock crevices in seasonal forest. Species-specific habitat notes were not found.

Record sites at about 440–1,180 m.

China (Yunnan, Sichuan)TibetNepalBhutanIndiaSri LankaThailandVietnam

🔒 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.