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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella hartii

A spikemoss of Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela, named for J.H. Hart of the Trinidad Botanic Gardens. It lives in warm, humid lowland to lower-montane forest with a mild dry season early in the year.

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

Specific habitat notes were not checked; assumed shaded forest floor and banks in lowland to submontane forest, like related Caribbean species.

Recorded at 560–870 m (3 records); measured sites lie at about 90 and 870 m.

Trinidad-TobagoVenezuela

🔒 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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