Selaginella jacquemontii

Selaginella jacquemontii is a spikemoss of the western Himalaya and neighbouring mountains, from Afghanistan and Pakistan to Tibet and China, described by Spring in 1843. The few records come from dry mountain valleys where winters are frozen and summers mild with monsoon rain. It is a hardy, drought-tolerant plant, not a tropical terrarium spikemoss, and needs a cold winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on rocks and dry stony slopes in the Himalayan mountains, according to general treatments of the Himalayan species; exact details are thin in the sources checked.

Few records carry elevations; the climate sites range from about 1250 to 5290 m (the highest is probably an error).

AfghanistanPakistanWest HimalayaTibetChina

🔒 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.