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Pyrrosia piloselloides

A small creeping epiphytic fern with thick, rounded, succulent fronds, very common on tree trunks, rocks and even city trees across lowland tropical Asia. It takes far more light and drying than most ferns and does best mounted, with warm, humid air and quick drying between soakings.

Pyrrosia piloselloides
Photo: Tu7uh, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Grows on bark of trees and on rocks in lowland forest, plantations, gardens and roadside trees, its rhizome creeping flat against the host. Fleshy fronds store water so it rides out dry spells between rains.

Recorded from sea level to about 1,700 m, mostly below 300 m (median 92 m).

IndiaAssamEast HimalayaBangladeshAndaman Is.MyanmarThailandLaosVietnamChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanJapanMalayaSumateraJawa

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.