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Pteris biaurita

A large, robust terrestrial brake fern, up to about a metre tall, found widely across tropical America from Mexico and the Caribbean to Brazil. It is easy-going in a warm, humid, partly shaded spot with steady moisture.

Pteris biaurita
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on the ground in moist forest, at forest edges, along streams and on shaded banks and roadsides in lowland and premontane zones.

Recorded at 0–2,651 m, median 585 m (176 records); mostly lowland to premontane.

MexicoCentral AmericaCaribbeanColombiaVenezuelaGuianasEcuadorPeruBrazil

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✓ 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC0 licence, unmodified.