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Ferns Partly documented

Pyrrosia liebuschii

A small East African felt fern with thick, scaly-hairy simple fronds that creeps along branches and rock faces. The few wild records cluster in north-eastern Tanzania around the Usambara foothills, where it lives in warm, humid forest and wooded country. Treat it like other Pyrrosia: bright filtered light, quick-draining mount or bark, and regular wetting followed by brief drying.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded from forest and wooded hills in Tanga region; like its relatives it most likely grows as an epiphyte on trunks and branches and on mossy rocks. Specific habitat notes for this species are scarce.

Records span 400–1150 m, median about 500 m, in the foothills and lower slopes of the Usambara area.

Tanzania

🔒 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.