Pyrrosia albicans

A small felt-leaved epiphytic fern from the mid-elevation hills of Java, Bali, Sumatra and the Lesser Sundas, with stray records in Thailand and Laos. Like other Pyrrosia it is tough and drought-tolerant. It does best mounted, in bright filtered light, with mild temperatures all year.

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

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Pyrrosia are creeping-rhizome ferns that grow on tree trunks, branches and rocks. Their thick, star-hair-felted fronds handle brief drying. This species is recorded mainly from montane forest and plantation trees in western and eastern Java.

Records span 350 to 1700 m, with a median near 1070 m, so it is a submontane plant, not a lowland one.

JawaSumateraLesser Sunda Is.ThailandLaos

🔒 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.