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Ferns Partly documented

Pyrrosia rhodesiana

A creeping, leathery felt fern of eastern Africa and Madagascar, growing on tree trunks and rocks from near sea level to high mountains. Like other Pyrrosia it is tough: it handles brighter light and drying better than most ferns, but grows best with humid air and regular rain.

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
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

An epiphyte or lithophyte on trunks, branches and mossy rocks in humid forest, forest edges and woodland. Its thick, star-hair-covered fronds let it ride out dry spells. Habitat inferred from the genus and recorded sites.

Recorded from 86 to 3,700 m, median about 1,030 m.

MadagascarTanzaniaMozambiqueZimbabweMalawiUganda

🔒 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.