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Pyrrosia polydactylos

A Taiwan-endemic felt fern with distinctive hand-shaped, deeply lobed leathery fronds, growing on tree trunks and rocks in montane forest. It is tough and drought-tolerant for a fern: give bright filtered light, cool-intermediate temperatures and a mount or very airy mix that dries between waterings.

Pyrrosia polydactylos
Photo: leaf0605, CC0, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphytic on trunks and branches and lithophytic on rocks in broadleaf and mixed montane forest, often in fairly bright, exposed spots.

Recorded from 51 to 2,700 m, median about 1,600 m; most plants grow in the 1,000–2,200 m montane belt.

Taiwan

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.