Selaginella graniticola

Selaginella graniticola is a spikemoss described in 2022 (Yang & Zhang, Taxon) from the Russian Far East, Manchuria and Mongolia. Its name means 'granite-dweller'. It lives through bitterly cold continental winters, so it is not a tropical terrarium plant and needs a real frozen or near-frozen winter dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

The epithet points to granite rock outcrops. Like other north-east Asian rock spikemosses, it is probably a mat- or rosette-forming plant of exposed or lightly shaded rock faces and crevices. No field description was reachable to confirm this.

Unknown. No wild records give an elevation.

Russian Far EastNortheast ChinaInner MongoliaMongolia

🔒 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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