Selaginella anceps

A widespread Neotropical spikemoss ranging from Nicaragua and Costa Rica to Bolivia and Amazonian Brazil. It is mainly a plant of lowland wet forest, but reaches about 1900–2300 m. It is warm-growing and should be grown like a typical forest-floor Selaginella.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Terrestrial in wet lowland to premontane forest on shaded ground and banks. Detailed microhabitat notes were not found in the sources consulted.

Recorded at 0–2300 m, median 300 m (491 records). The Colombian catalogue gives 50–1900 m.

NicaraguaCosta RicaPanamaColombiaVenezuelaEcuadorPeruBoliviaNorthern 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.