Selaginella achotalensis

A Cuban endemic spikemoss described in 2003 and named after the Farallones de Achotal. Its herbarium localities are limestone karst (mogote) massifs and eastern Cuban uplands such as El Yunque de Baracoa and the Meseta del Guaso. Almost nothing is published about its ecology, so these care notes are inferred from its karst habitat and the genus.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Its localities are the Farallones de Achotal mogote complex and other karst and upland sites. It probably grows on shaded, humid limestone cliffs and in rock crevices, but no specimen label seen describes the microhabitat.

One labelled record gives 500 m. The climate was measured at a single 171 m point, so the real sites are probably a little cooler.

Cuba

🔒 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.