Selaginella griffithii

Selaginella griffithii is a spikemoss of lowland Indochina and the Malay Peninsula, mostly recorded in southern Thailand. It comes from hot, humid monsoon lowlands, so it suits a warm, shaded, humid terrarium.

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

It probably grows on shaded forest floors, banks and rocks in lowland evergreen forest, as most lowland Southeast Asian Selaginella do. No species-specific habitat account was reachable.

The recorded elevations run from 63 to 200 m, with a median of 200 m across 3 records.

ThailandMalaysiaMyanmarCambodiaVietnam

🔒 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.