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Ferns Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Nephrolepis pickelii

Nephrolepis pickelii is a little-known Brazilian sword fern of the Atlantic coast, listed for the Northeast and Southeast, with a single georeferenced record at Rio de Janeiro. Grow it warm and humid with dappled light and a slightly drier, cooler winter.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Coastal Atlantic Forest of eastern Brazil; no habitat notes were reachable, so it is presumed to grow like other Nephrolepis there, on trunks, palms or banks.

Unknown; the one record is near sea level at Rio de Janeiro.

BrazilPernambucoRio de Janeiro

🔒 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.