Selaginella cabrerensis

Selaginella cabrerensis is a rock-dwelling spikemoss of the Selaginella falcata group, recorded from Colombia, Bolivia, French Guiana and central Brazil. It forms mats on shaded rock walls in gallery forest, among rocks in cerrado and in damp ravines of the Chiquitano hills. It wants warm, shaded, humid rock and a slightly drier winter.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records describe it as rupicolous on rock walls inside gallery forest and at waterfalls, forming mats between rocks with little soil in cerrado, and in damp spots under small woods on rock slopes in the Serranía de Santiago, Bolivia. Collectors note it as shade-loving.

Colombian flora data give 0–450 m; recorded elevations run 90–1,630 m, median 800 m.

BoliviaColombiaVenezuelaFrench GuianaBrazil

🔒 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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