Selaginella coonooriana

Selaginella coonooriana is a little-known Indian spikemoss described by R. D. Dixit in 1985. Its name refers to Coonoor in the Nilgiri Hills, so it is presumably a plant of the cool, wet southern Western Ghats. No wild records could be used, so these conditions are inferred from the genus and from that montane setting.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat account was reachable. Other Nilgiri spikemosses grow on moist, shaded banks and rocks in montane forest, and this one probably does the same.

Unknown. Coonoor lies at about 1,800 m, which suggests a montane plant.

India

🔒 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.