Selaginella grisea

A spikemoss of the lowveld of north-eastern South Africa, Eswatini and southern Mozambique, named by Alston in 1939. Online information is scarce; its hot, summer-wet, winter-dry climate suggests a plant of shaded rocks and banks that may tolerate drying, like several other Selaginella of the African savanna.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

All usable records are from Eswatini at about 200–600 m, in the lowveld savanna. Selaginella there usually grow on shaded rocks, stream banks and moist soil under trees; the exact habitat of this species could not be confirmed.

No record carries an elevation; the two measured sites lie at about 205 and 605 m.

EswatiniKwaZulu-NatalMozambiqueNorthern Provinces

🔒 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.