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Pyrrosia serpens

A small creeping, thick-leaved fern of Pacific islands that climbs over tree trunks and rocks. Its fleshy fronds let it survive dry spells, so it wants bright filtered light, good airflow and a mount it can creep over rather than constant wetness. The data mix Polynesian records with New Zealand ones that may belong to the closely related Pyrrosia eleagnifolia.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

An epiphyte and lithophyte with a creeping rhizome, growing on trunks, branches and rocks from the coast inland, often in fairly exposed spots.

Recorded from near sea level to about 1150 m, with a median of 80 m.

Chatham Is.FijiKermadec Is.New Zealand NorthNew Zealand SouthNorfolk Is.Pitcairn Is.Society Is.TuamotuTubuai Is.

🔒 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.