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Ferns Partly documented

Polypodium flagellare

A small epiphytic polypod fern of humid tropical forest from Costa Rica and Panama to the Guianas and northern Brazil, mostly found between lowland and about 1,000 m. Grow it warm, humid and bright-shaded on a mount or in an airy epiphyte mix.

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

Recorded in wet lowland and lower montane rainforest; like most neotropical polypods it grows on tree trunks and branches, in moss.

Recorded at 50–3,200 m, median 650 m; most records lie below about 1,000 m.

Brazil NorthCosta RicaFrench GuianaPanamáSuriname

🔒 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.