Selaginella leonardii

A little-documented spikemoss of Hispaniola and Jamaica, described by O.C. Schmidt in 1924 from Haitian collections. Nothing specific is published on its habitat, so treat it like other humid-forest Caribbean Selaginella: shade, constant moisture and warm, humid air.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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 are available. GBIF records cluster in the southern Haitian hills (Massif de la Hotte and Massif de la Selle area), where most Selaginella grow on shaded, moist forest banks and rocks.

Records carry no elevations; the Haitian localities are hill and mountain country, so anything from a few hundred to over 1,500 m is possible.

HaitiJamaica

🔒 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.