Selaginella ledermannii

A New Guinea spikemoss described by Hieronymus in 1920, named after Carl Ledermann, who collected along the Sepik River and in its mountains in 1912–1913. There are no georeferenced records and no habitat notes were reachable. Grow it as a warm, very humid rainforest-floor Selaginella in a closed terrarium.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No habitat notes were found. Ledermann's collections came from lowland and hill rainforest of the Sepik basin and its mountains; a shaded forest-floor habitat is assumed.

No elevation data. Ledermann collected from the Sepik lowlands up to about 2,000 m, so the plant could be lowland or montane.

New Guinea

🔒 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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