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Terrarium Well documented

Selaginella doederleinii

A creeping to semi-upright spikemoss of shady forest floors and ravines from southern Japan and Taiwan through southern China to Indochina. It is subtropical, with warm, wet summers and cool winters, and makes an easy terrarium groundcover.

Selaginella doederleinii
Photo: Keisotyo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Terrestrial on damp soil and rocks in shaded forest, ravines and stream banks, usually in the lowlands and hills.

Median recorded elevation 273 m; most records are below 1000 m. The 5200 m maximum is almost certainly a data error.

CambodiaChina South-CentralChina SoutheastHainanJapanLaosMyanmarNansei-shotoTaiwanVietnam

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.