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Pyrrosia confluens

A small creeping epiphytic fern with thick, fleshy, simple fronds, common on trees and rocks in rainforest and wet sclerophyll forest of eastern Australia and parts of the southwest Pacific. It is drought tolerant, likes bright filtered light, and is easiest mounted on bark or cork.

Pyrrosia confluens
Photo: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Creeps over tree trunks, branches and rocks in subtropical and warm-temperate rainforest, often at edges and in well-lit parts of the canopy. Its succulent fronds let it ride out dry spells.

Recorded from sea level to 2,000 m, median about 350 m; mostly coastal ranges and lowland forest.

Cook Is.New CaledoniaNew South WalesNorfolk Is.QueenslandSociety Is.Tubuai Is.Vanuatu

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.