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Ferns Partly documented

Pyrrosia stigmosa

A felt fern of mainland Southeast Asia and western Malesia, growing on trees and rocks from the lowlands into the hills. Like its relatives it has thick, hairy fronds that tolerate drying, and it does well warm, bright and humid with a mounted or very open root zone.

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

Inferred from the genus and records: epiphyte or lithophyte in monsoon and evergreen forest, on trunks and rocks with good light.

Recorded at 3–1,940 m, median 300 m.

Indo-ChinaChina South-CentralTibetMalayaSumateraSulawesiLesser Sunda Is.New Guinea

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✓ 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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