Selaginella kittyae

A Sumatran spikemoss of lowland and hill forest, collected in Aceh, North Sumatra (Asahan) and the Alas valley in Gunung Leuser. Labels place it on damp stony slopes, limestone rocks, ravines and by a waterfall, and also on drier slopes in light shade. It suits a warm, humid terrarium with some rock.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Labels describe primary lowland rainforest on a steep, damp, stony slope; tall hill forest; dense evergreen forest on a mountain slope; limestone rocks; a ravine; a waterfall on the Asahan River; and a forest edge by a road on a rather dry slope in light shade.

Mostly lowland to hill forest; the measured sites are at 4–540 m, and one label gives about 90 m.

Sumatera

🔒 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.