Polypodium encumeadense

A hybrid polypody fern endemic to Madeira, named after the Encumeada pass in the island's laurel-forest interior. Like the Macaronesian polypodies it grows from, it is mainly a winter-green fern of mossy rocks and trunks in mild, misty forest, and it may die back in a dry summer.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It is a hybrid in Polypodium, described from Madeira. Its relatives grow on mossy rocks, banks and tree trunks in humid laurisilva and on shaded walls.

It is named after Encumeada, a pass at about 1,000 m. The climate site used is a coastal centroid at about 120 m and does not represent that altitude.

Madeira (Portugal)

🔒 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.