Selaginella huehuetenangensis

A Central American spikemoss ranging from southeastern Mexico and Belize to Panama, mostly in warm lowlands below about 500 m. It is well collected (over 250 records) but little is written about its ecology. Grow it as a warm, humid, shade terrarium plant that expects a short drier spell 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

No specific habitat notes were found. Most records come from humid lowland forest on the Caribbean slope (Nicaragua, Belize, Guatemala), where spikemosses of this group grow on shaded soil, banks and rocks.

Recorded from sea level to 1900 m, but the median is only 155 m; most plants grow in lowland forest.

Mexico SoutheastBelizeGuatemalaHondurasNicaraguaCosta RicaPanama

🔒 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.