Polypodium puberulum

A small, finely hairy polypody of Mexican pine-oak and cloud forest that grows on trunks and rocks at mid elevations. It expects a wet summer and a dry, cool winter, when its fronds can curl and wait for the rains; growers should mimic that rhythm rather than keep it soaked year round.

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

Records cluster on the humid slopes of Veracruz, Puebla, Oaxaca and Chiapas. Like related Mexican polypodies, it grows on mossy trunks, branches and rock faces in pine-oak and montane forest; this is inferred from the genus and range.

Recorded from 128 to 2,820 m, median about 1,900 m.

Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico NortheastMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestEl SalvadorHonduras

🔒 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.