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Ferns Partly documented

Microsorum pappei

A creeping-rhizome polypod fern from moist forests in Madagascar and East Africa, recorded mostly at about 800-1400 m. It is easy to grow like other Microsorum: warm, humid, shaded, and mounted or in an airy mix.

Microsorum pappei
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows epiphytically on trunks and mossy rocks in humid evergreen and riverine forest, with its rhizome creeping over the surface.

Recorded at 90-1825 m, median 1000 m.

MadagascarComorosTanzaniaMalawiMozambiqueZimbabweKwaZulu-Natal

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.