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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Vriesea altodaserrae

A Brazilian endemic bromeliad described by L.B. Smith. The name appears to refer to Alto da Serra, the misty Serra do Mar crest above Santos in São Paulo, a famously wet, foggy Atlantic rainforest. Specific habitat data are scarce, so conditions here follow Serra do Mar vrieseas: cool, humid and moderately bright.

Vriesea altodaserrae
Photo: J Brew, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

The sources available confirm only that it is endemic to Brazil. If the epithet refers to Alto da Serra (Paranapiacaba), it comes from dense, cloud-bathed Atlantic rainforest on the Serra do Mar escarpment, where most Vriesea grow as epiphytes on mossy trunks and branches.

Alto da Serra sits at about 800 m, but no altitude records for this species were available.

Brazil

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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-SA 2.0 licence, unmodified.