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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella aculeatifolia

A spikemoss described in 2016 from the lowland rainforest at the foot of Cerro de la Neblina in southern Venezuela. It is collected from shaded rainforest along clear-water streams, among scattered rocks and boulders, at 140–450 m. Grow it hot, deeply shaded and permanently humid.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels place it on scattered rocks and boulders in shaded rainforest along small whitewater and clear-water streams, and on forested ridges and slopes near the Neblina base camp on the Río Mawarinuma.

The five records span 140–450 m, median 265 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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.