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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella amazonica

A lowland spikemoss of the Amazon basin and the Guianas, from Colombia to Guyana and northern Brazil. The Colombian plant catalogue places it at 150–250 m in the Amazon and Pacific regions. It needs warm, wet, shaded forest-floor conditions.

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

A lowland rainforest Selaginella of humid, shaded ground. Its exact microhabitat is not documented in the sources consulted; forest floor and stream banks are assumed.

Recorded at 40–1900 m, median 207 m. The Colombian catalogue gives 150–250 m, so the high records are outliers.

ColombiaVenezuelaGuyanaNorthern Brazil

🔒 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.