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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella bluuensis

A little-documented spikemoss from the hill forests of northern and western Borneo, recorded from near sea level to about 900 m. Treat it like other Bornean forest-floor Selaginella: warm, constantly humid, deeply shaded and never allowed to dry.

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

Recorded from lowland and hill rainforest in Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei; habitat notes are not published, so the forest-floor setting is inferred from the genus in Borneo.

Records span 70–900 m, median about 490 m.

BorneoSabahSarawakBrunei

🔒 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.