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Selaginella lineariformis

Selaginella lineariformis is a Bornean spikemoss described by Jermy in 1986 and known in GBIF from a single record at about 1,350 m. Ecology is unpublished beyond the description, so this profile uses the measured montane climate at that site plus typical conditions for cool, wet hill-forest Selaginella.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Presumably shaded floor or banks of wet lower montane forest in northern Borneo; no habitat notes were reachable.

The single record is at about 1,350 m; the climate is corrected to that altitude.

Borneo

🔒 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.