Selaginella kouytcheensis

A Chinese spikemoss described by Léveillé in 1911 from Guizhou (then written Kouy-tcheou). Only two usable wild records exist, and the climate there has warm, wet summers and cool, drier winters. Treat it as a subtropical plant that likes a cooler winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat labels could be reached. Guizhou and the neighbouring Hunan border are largely forested limestone hills, and most local Selaginella grow on shaded banks and rocks; this is assumed here.

The two measured sites are at about 470 m (Hunan–Guizhou border) and 1210 m (southern Yunnan).

China South-Central

🔒 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.