Pteris platyzomopsis

A small fern from the monsoon tropics of northern Australia that grows among rocks and in sheltered gullies in country with a long, hot dry season. Expect a fern that likes heat and bright light while wet, and that slows or dies back when it is dry.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows in rock crevices, sandstone gorges and along seasonal creeks in open woodland and escarpment country of the monsoon tropics. Built from the measured range and the habitat typical of northern Australian rock ferns; little species-specific ecology is published.

Mostly lowland to low hills, median 345 m; the 3,161 m upper figure is impossible for Australia and is an error.

Western AustraliaNorthern TerritoryQueenslandNew South Wales

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.