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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella curtisii

A Peninsular Malaysian spikemoss described by Ridley in 1919 and named after the collector Charles Curtis. It is known from a single usable wild record, at a cool, very wet highland site. Care here is inferred from that site's climate and from montane Malesian Selaginella.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

It presumably grows on shaded, moist ground or mossy rock; habitat notes are not available.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured temperatures suggest a site around 1,000–1,500 m.

Malaya

🔒 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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