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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella euclimax

A spikemoss of the Andean and Central American cloud forests, recorded in western Colombia (Antioquia, Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Chocó, Nariño) and in Panama at about 770–2750 m. Our data file has no measured climate, so the conditions are estimated from the recorded elevations: cool, constantly humid, and shaded.

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 grows in premontane and high Andean cloud forest, including over rocks along rivers (Las Orquídeas National Park) and on forested ridges.

About 770–2750 m, most records at 1400–2350 m.

ColombiaPanama

🔒 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.