Selaginella kusaiensis

A spikemoss known only from Kosrae (Kusaie) in the Caroline Islands of Micronesia. Kosrae is hot and wet all year, with 200–430 mm of rain every month and almost no temperature change between day and night in the coarse data. It needs constant warmth and moisture.

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

A terrestrial spikemoss of the island's rainforest. Little is published on this species beyond its description, so the conditions here come from the measured climate and what is typical for the genus. Kosrae rises to about 630 m, and its wet forests, stream banks and mossy slopes are the likely habitat.

The single climate site is at sea level (10 m). Plants from the island's uplands would be a few degrees cooler.

Caroline Islands (Kosrae)

🔒 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.