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Terrarium Partly documented

Selaginella imbricans

A spikemoss described by A. R. Smith in 1990 from Venezuelan Guayana and known from only two GBIF records. The single measured site, at about 1200 m in southern Amazonas state, is cool and permanently wet, typical of the forested slopes of the Guayana highlands. Grow it in a cool-to-intermediate, very humid terrarium.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

No habitat notes were found. The recorded site lies on the slopes of the Guayana highlands, where spikemosses grow on wet soil, rock and mossy banks in montane forest.

The only measured site is at about 1200 m.

Venezuela

🔒 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.