Selaginella bodinieri

Selaginella bodinieri is a spikemoss of southern and south-western China, recorded mainly from Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi and Yunnan at about 330 to 1,700 m, most often around 600 m. Its climate is monsoonal, with hot, wet summers and cool, dry winters. It is a shade plant of forest and rocky ground and suits a terrarium given a cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Few labels give habitat details; one from Jiuwanshan in Guangxi says it grows on rocks. It is treated as a plant of shaded rocky banks and forest floor in humid hill forest.

Recorded from 330 to 1,676 m, median about 640 m.

China (Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hunan and neighbouring provinces)

🔒 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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