Pteris carsei

Pteris carsei is a New Zealand endemic brake fern of northern North Island coasts and offshore islands, more common on the islands than the mainland. It grows on open cliffs, beach margins and hillsides or under kanuka scrub in a mild, humid oceanic climate with no frost to speak of. Give it bright shade, steady moisture and cool-to-mild temperatures year round.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Coastal fern of open cliffs, beachside banks and hillsides, and of the understory of kanuka (Kunzea) scrub-forest, close to the sea.

Recorded from near sea level to about 150 m, median 60 m.

New Zealand (northern North Island)Three Kings IslandsKermadec Islands

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.