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Pleurothallis andina

A Bolivian Pleurothallis known from a single wild record in the La Paz Yungas at about 3,200 m. Treat it as a cool-growing cloud-forest epiphyte: cool days, cold nights, constant humidity, gentle shade and moist roots all year.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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

Upper montane cloud forest on the eastern Andean slope, where Pleurothallis grow on mossy branches and trunks; inferred from the genus and the location of the only record.

The single record is at about 3,200 m, near the upper edge of the cloud forest.

Bolivia

🔒 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.