Selaginella kochii

A spikemoss of northern South America, from Colombian Amazonia and the Guiana Shield to French Guiana. Labels place it on seeping rock faces, mossy wet boulders and rock outcrops by streams and waterfalls in lowland forest, sometimes also on forest floor and road edges. It suits a warm, humid terrarium with wet 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Labels describe it on seeping rock walls in slope forest, on mossy, wet boulders in cliffs, hanging from rock faces in lowland rainforest, on rock outcrops by rivers and waterfalls, and in secondary forest and at road edges in the Andean foothills.

Recorded at 90–1600 m, median about 475 m.

ColombiaVenezuelaBrazil NorthSurinameFrench Guiana

🔒 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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