Selaginella hordeiformis

A spikemoss endemic to New Caledonia, found from sea level to about 800 m. Labels place it on the ground in tall forest, beside gullies, among rocks and on clay in wet hillside forest, and once on the trunk of Amborella. It suits a warm terrarium with a slightly 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

Labels describe terrestrial plants beside a gully in tall forest with Lastreopsis and Teratophyllum, among rocks in tall forest on steep hillsides, in clay of wet hillside forest with Trichomanes and Blechnum, in dry semi-open forest, and once growing on Amborella trichopoda.

Recorded at 0–805 m, median 200 m.

New Caledonia

🔒 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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