Selaginella austroorientalis

A recently described spikemoss endemic to south-eastern China (Jiangxi, Zhejiang and Fujian). It grows on rocks or soil banks in open forest and on sunny slopes, especially in valleys, at 10–625 m, and is seasonally green. It needs a real seasonal cycle, with hot humid summers and cool winters, and brighter light than most tropical spikemosses.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocks or soil banks in open forests or on sunny slopes, especially in valleys. The protologue describes it as terrestrial or epilithic, decumbent to nearly ascending, with erect fertile stems.

Recorded at about 10–625 m.

JiangxiZhejiangFujian

🔒 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.