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Microsorum spectrum

A Hawaiian endemic polypod fern of mesic to wet forest, growing on soil, mossy rocks and the bases of trees. It wants steady warmth, shade and humid air with no real dry season, much like other wet-forest Microsorum.

Microsorum spectrum
Photo: John Game, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded mesic and wet forest on the main Hawaiian islands, on forest floor, rock faces and lower trunks, often along gulches where air stays moist.

Records run from near sea level to about 975 m, median about 550 m; most plants sit in the cooler, wetter middle elevations rather than the coast.

Hawaii

🔒 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 CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.