Selaginella inaequalifolia

A widespread South and Southeast Asian spikemoss found from the Western Ghats and northeastern India to Myanmar, Thailand and Sulawesi. Records come from moist forest between about 120 and 1300 m. It expects warm, humid monsoon conditions with a drier, cooler spell in winter and spring.

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 habitat notes were found for this species. Its records fall in evergreen and semi-evergreen forest of the southern Western Ghats and northern and peninsular Thailand, where spikemosses grow on shaded, moist soil and banks.

Recorded from 122 to 1300 m, median 760 m, but only four records carry an elevation.

IndiaAssamEast HimalayaMyanmarThailandSulawesi

🔒 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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