Selaginella bracei

Selaginella bracei is a small, mat-forming spikemoss of the Bahamas and Cuba that lives in the moist, shaded microclimates of limestone country. Collectors found it in deep, narrow sinkholes in pine woods, on wet boulders around ponds and blue holes, on gravelly soil over limestone and on moist walls of a borrow pit. It needs a lime-rich, constantly damp, shaded spot.

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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It forms mats on wet limestone: inside deep, narrow sinkholes in Caribbean pine woods, on wet boulders about shallow ponds, on new gravelly soil over limestone around ponds and on damp quarry walls.

A near sea-level plant of low limestone islands, from about 0 to 15 m.

BahamasCuba

🔒 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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