Nephrolepis occidentalis

Nephrolepis occidentalis is a Brazilian sword fern of the interior, from Roraima and Pará to Goiás, where the regional climate has a long, hot dry season. It most likely survives that in gallery forest and moist ground, so grow it warm and evenly moist with a lighter winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Records fall in the Cerrado and southern Amazon fringe; a fern there almost certainly grows in gallery forest, wet banks or swampy ground rather than open savanna. Not documented for this species.

Recorded from 75 to 600 m, median about 485 m from 10 records.

BrazilParáMaranhãoGoiásTocantinsMato GrossoRoraimaAcre

🔒 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.