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Ferns Partly documented

Pyrrosia laevis

A small felt fern with simple, leathery fronds from the monsoon hills of southern China, Assam and Myanmar, where it creeps over tree bark and mossy rock. Like most Pyrrosia it handles drying between waterings far better than constant wet, and it expects a cooler, drier winter.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Wild records are few; like its relatives it grows epiphytically on trunks and branches or on rocks in evergreen and semi-evergreen hill forest. Details here are generalised from the genus.

Recorded sites lie at about 600-1,650 m; few records carry an elevation.

AssamChina South-CentralMyanmarTibet

🔒 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.