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Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Selaginella cristalensis

Selaginella cristalensis is a Cuban spikemoss described by Shelton and Caluff in 2003. Its name points to the Sierra del Cristal in eastern Cuba. No usable wild records or habitat notes were reachable, so these conditions are general for Caribbean forest Selaginella.

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
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat account was reachable. The Sierra del Cristal is a mountain range on serpentine rock, and the species probably grows on moist, shaded ground or rock there.

Unknown. The Sierra del Cristal rises to about 1200 m.

Cuba

🔒 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.