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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella alampeta

A Bolivian endemic spikemoss described in 2006 from the humid Yungas of La Paz department. It is collected in subandean upper pluvial forest with Dictyocaryum and Socratea palms at about 1200–1550 m. Grow it warm-intermediate, shaded and wet.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

It grows in the understory of upper subandean pluvial (very wet) Yungas forest, with the palms Dictyocaryum lamarckianum and Socratea exorrhiza.

The six dated records span 1200–1400 m, and another label gives 1550 m.

Bolivia

🔒 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.