Selaginella dianzhongensis

A creeping spikemoss from central Yunnan, China, described in 2019 by Shalimov, Zhu, Zhang and Zhang in PhytoKeys. It looks like S. amblyphylla but is genetically closest to S. bodinieri. Its habitat is not published in anything we could reach, so the care advice is inferred from the region and from related shade-loving creeping species.

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

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat data could be reached. The species creeps along the ground, like its lookalike S. amblyphylla, which grows on moist soil and rocks in forest.

Unknown. Central Yunnan is a plateau at about 1500 to 2200 m.

China South-Central

🔒 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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