Polypodium plesiosorum

A widespread Mesoamerican Polypodium that creeps on tree trunks, mossy rocks and banks in oak and pine-oak forest from Mexico to Colombia. Its fronds tolerate the long dry season by curling and partly withering, then flush with the summer rains, so it is easier to grow than strict cloud-forest ferns.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches and on rocks and banks in seasonally dry montane oak and pine-oak forest.

Most records lie at 1,000–2,500 m (median 1,573 m); the 6,000 m maximum is a data error.

MexicoGuatemalaHondurasEl SalvadorNicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaDominican Republic

🔒 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.