Selaginella alopecuroides

A Bornean spikemoss named for its foxtail-like cones, recorded from Brunei, Sarawak, Sabah and Kalimantan. Most records come from lowland rainforest around 40–300 m, with a few up to 1750 m. Grow it hot, deeply shaded and constantly 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat labels could be read this round. The records come from Bornean lowland and hill dipterocarp forest, mostly in Brunei and Sarawak, where spikemosses grow on the shaded forest floor and stream banks.

Records span 40–1750 m, median 150 m (25 dated records).

Borneo

🔒 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.