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Selaginella calosticha

Selaginella calosticha is an Andean-foothill spikemoss recorded from Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. Collections come from rocks at cliffs in forest, riverside forest and calcareous rocks at roughly 850–1,400 m. Grow it warm but not hot, shaded and humid.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Records describe it on rocks at cliffs near a ridgetop in forest, and in tall montane and riverside forest with calcareous rocks.

Collections with elevations are 850–1,400 m; the only record in our filtered data lacked one.

VenezuelaEcuadorPeruBolivia

🔒 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.