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Pleurothallis carpishensis

A Pleurothallis named after the Carpish cloud forest of Huánuco, Peru. There are no usable wild records, so this profile follows typical cool, wet Andean cloud-forest pleurothallids: shade, constant moisture and cool nights.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Presumed epiphytic in mossy montane cloud forest. This rests on the type area and the genus, not on measured records.

Not measured. The Carpish ridge forests lie at roughly 2,300–3,000 m.

Peru

🔒 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.