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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella breweriana

A Venezuelan spikemoss described by Alan R. Smith in 1990 and named after the explorer Charles Brewer-Carías, known from records at 1600–1800 m. It needs a cool, very humid, shaded terrarium.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

GBIF records come from Venezuela at 1600–1800 m. The collector it honours worked chiefly on the tepuis of the Guayana Highlands, which suggests a cloud-forest or tepui-slope habitat, but its microhabitat isn't documented in the sources consulted.

Nine records carry an elevation: 1600–1800 m, median 1800 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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.