Lepisorus microphyllus

A small creeping ribbon fern from warm-temperate East Asia, mostly southern Japan and Korea, that grows on tree bark and mossy rocks. Like other Lepisorus it tolerates short dry spells by curling its fronds, but grows best with bright shade, humid air, a cool winter and an airy mount or very open mix.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets 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

Epiphytic on trunks and branches and lithophytic on mossy rocks and stone walls in warm-temperate evergreen and mixed forest, often in partial shade.

Recorded at 13-1,800 m, median 300 m (47 records).

JapanNansei-shotoKoreaTaiwanChina SoutheastChina South-CentralHainanVietnamAssamEast Himalaya

🔒 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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