Sign in Start free
Species library › Selaginella › Selaginella carinata
Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Selaginella carinata

A Selaginella of southern Ecuador (Azuay and Loja) that herbarium labels place on dry rock, from dry inter-Andean valleys at 1100–2000 m to páramo at 3500 m. It is poorly known, and sources disagree on whether it is a moist-forest or dry-rock plant.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels describe dry rock in páramo, steep dry rocky slopes with Tillandsia, a 'desert' valley and rock; Wikipedia gives moist montane forest.

Recorded at about 1100–3500 m; the georeferenced records are at 3500 m.

Ecuador

🔒 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

Grow Selaginella carinata? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Selaginella

Selaginella apoda Selaginella lepidophylla Selaginella tortipila Selaginella ciliaris Selaginella moellendorffii Selaginella deflexa Selaginella kraussiana Selaginella selaginoides Selaginella stellata Selaginella uliginosa Selaginella australiensis Selaginella brisbanensis All 765 →

Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.