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Ferns Partly documented

Davallia subvestita

A Bornean Davallia known from about 1,700 m in the Mount Kinabalu area. It is a creeping-rhizome epiphytic fern of cool, ever-wet montane forest. Grow it like other montane hare's-foot ferns: cool to intermediate, humid, with the rhizomes kept on the surface.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Davallia grow on thick bark or in rock crevices, with long aerial rhizomes. This species comes from montane forest on Kinabalu.

About 1,700 m.

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🔒 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.