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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella hildebrandtii

A spikemoss from Madagascar and the Comoros, recorded between about 300 and 1225 m. A specimen label says only that it grows in shady forest. Its home has a wet, hot summer and a cooler, drier winter.

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

Old herbarium labels say only that it grows in shady forest. It is probably a forest-floor or bank plant like most Selaginella of Madagascan humid forest, but this is not documented.

Recorded at 300–1225 m, median 750 m.

MadagascarComoros

🔒 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.