Selaginella alligans

A long-creeping spikemoss of the Philippines and Sulawesi. Labels describe it both as an epiphyte on live bark and as terrestrial in lower and upper montane rainforest, pygmy forest and ultramafic forest, mostly at 500–1450 m. Grow it warm-intermediate, humid and shaded, with room to scramble.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

It is common in lower and upper montane rainforest, where it grows on the live bark of trees along trails and on clay and loam over ultramafic and volcanic bedrock. It also grows in pygmy forest and in forest over limestone. Its rhizome is long-creeping.

Records span 200–1435 m, median 866 m (22 dated records).

PhilippinesSulawesi

🔒 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.