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Ferns Partly documented

Pyrrosia niphoboloides

A small felt fern endemic to Madagascar, with thick, star-hair-covered fronds that let it tolerate drying between rains. Grow it like other epiphytic Pyrrosia: warm, bright, mounted, and watered generously but allowed to dry briefly.

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

Records span humid eastern and northern Madagascar from near the coast to about 1,200 m. Pyrrosia typically creep over tree trunks, branches and rocks in fairly bright forest; habitat details are inferred from the genus.

Recorded at 5–1,177 m, median about 690 m.

Madagascar

🔒 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.