Selaginella gioiae

A large, fern-like Selaginella from the wet forests of the northern Andes, described in 2020, with erect stramineous stems 0.6–1.2 m tall that spread by stolons. It lives on the shaded floor of humid premontane forest, so it needs warm-temperate, constantly humid, shaded conditions and a lot of space for a 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

Terrestrial in wet lowland to premontane rainforest, typically on shaded, moist forest floor and along streams; the type came from forest at 800 m in Antioquia, Colombia.

Recorded from 300 to 1480 m, median 1100 m.

ColombiaEcuadorPeru

🔒 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.