Selaginella illecebrosa

A spikemoss from southern Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras. Herbarium labels put it on soil among rock outcrops and limestone in medium-height semi-evergreen forest, from lowland rainforest ravines up to about 1650 m. It expects a warm, fairly seasonal climate with a dry spring, but its shaded rocky microhabitats stay moist.

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 record it on brown soil with rock outcrops and leaf litter, in patches between limestone outcrops in medium-height forest, in deep-soil ravines of tall evergreen forest in Oaxaca (the type locality) and near rocky cliffs in forest transitional to cloud forest. One Honduran record is from dry pine forest.

Recorded from 75 to 1658 m, median 150 m.

Mexico CentralMexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestGuatemalaHonduras

🔒 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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