Selaginella heterodonta

A Greater Antillean spikemoss from Cuba, Jamaica and Hispaniola, found between about 250 and 1250 m. Specimen labels place it in rainforest, deep shaded ravines by streams and on wet rocks. Treat it as a warm, shade-loving terrarium plant that must never dry out.

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

Labels describe rainforest on laterite and serpentine soils, deep wet ravines, shaded ravines along streams, wet rocks on hillsides, mesic woods and embankments in rainforest.

Recorded at 235–1250 m, median 533 m.

CubaJamaicaHispaniola

🔒 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.