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Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Selaginella hochreutineri

A little-known spikemoss endemic to Samoa, known from only a handful of collections. One label records it in forest at about 600 m. Care advice is based on the island's climate and on related Pacific Selaginella.

Selaginella hochreutineri
Photo: Hieronymus, Georg, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The only habitat note is 'forest' at 600 m. It is presumably a shade plant of Samoan rainforest.

One record gives 600 m; most records carry no elevation.

Samoa

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.