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Terrarium Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Selaginella iridescens

Selaginella iridescens is a recently described spikemoss from Hainan, named by Zhang and Wang in 2021, apparently for its iridescent leaves. Only three wild records exist and no site climate was measured. Blue iridescence in Selaginella is usually a deep-shade trait, so grow it warm, very humid and dim.

Selaginella iridescens
Photo: Yang et al. (2021), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Presumed a terrestrial spikemoss of deeply shaded, humid tropical forest floor in Hainan; inferred from the genus.

Elevation not recorded.

Hainan

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.