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Lepisorus thunbergianus

A small, creeping strap-leaved fern of East Asia that grows on tree bark, mossy rocks and old walls, often in towns as well as forest. It is tough and tolerates drying out by curling its fronds, then reviving with rain.

Lepisorus thunbergianus
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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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches or lithophytic on rocks, walls and roofs in warm-temperate to subtropical forest and villages. The creeping rhizome is covered in scales.

Recorded from sea level to 2700 m, median about 400 m.

JapanChinaKoreaTaiwanPhilippinesVietnamLaosMyanmarHimalayaHawaii

🔒 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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