Pteris chilensis

A terrestrial brake fern endemic to central and southern Chile, recorded mainly around Concepción and the coastal ranges of Biobío and Maule. It lives in shaded, moist ravines within a Mediterranean climate, so give it cool, humid shade and steady moisture, especially through the dry summer.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Inferred from the records and the genus: shaded, damp gullies, streambanks and forest edges in coastal sclerophyll and mixed forest, where soil stays moist even in summer.

Few records carry an elevation; most climate sites lie near sea level to about 50 m on the coast, with one outlying Andean record near 1,850 m.

Chile CentralChile South

🔒 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.