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

Pleurothallis aurita

A small pleurothallid orchid known from Costa Rica, with almost nothing published beyond its description. Care follows the genus: an epiphyte of humid, shaded, intermediate to cool forest that never dries out.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

No located wild records are available. Pleurothallis species in Costa Rica are mostly epiphytes on mossy branches in wet premontane and montane forest.

Elevation unknown; the climate point is a 540 m regional centroid, while most Costa Rican Pleurothallis grow higher, roughly 800–2,000 m.

Costa Rica

🔒 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.