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Selaginella involvens

Selaginella involvens is a tufted, rosette-forming spikemoss of Asia, from the Himalaya and India through China and Southeast Asia to Japan. It grows on rocks and tree trunks and, like its relatives, curls its fronds when dry and recovers after rain. Most records are from Japan and China, so the measured climate is warm-temperate with cold winters.

Selaginella involvens
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Keisotyo assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

A lithophyte or low epiphyte on mossy rocks, cliffs and trunks in forest and along streams; habitat from general knowledge of the species.

Recorded at 15-2743 m, median 630 m (93 records).

JapanNansei-shotoTaiwanChina SoutheastChina South-CentralChina North-CentralHainanTibetEast HimalayaWest HimalayaNepalAssamIndiaSri LankaMyanmarThailand

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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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.