Pyrrosia adnascens

A small creeping felt fern from lowland and hill forests of southern China and tropical Asia. Its long rhizome holds two kinds of thick fronds: short sterile ones and narrow fertile ones. It grows on tree trunks and rocks, and its hairy, leathery fronds put up with short dry spells better than most ferns.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Creeps over tree trunks, branches and mossy or bare rocks in evergreen and secondary forest, and is often found on village trees and walls.

Recorded from 30 to 1,050 m, median about 400 m; mostly a lowland to low hill species.

ChinaTaiwanJapan (Ryukyu Islands)VietnamLaosCambodiaThailandMyanmarPhilippinesIndiaNepalBangladeshAndaman 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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