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Selaginella longipes

Selaginella longipes is a Bornean spikemoss described by van Alderwerelt in 1915. GBIF has no usable wild records, so the climate here comes from a representative site in its native region and the care is generalised from lowland to hill forest Selaginella.

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

Unknown; presumably shaded rainforest floor or banks in Borneo.

No elevations recorded; the climate uses a representative site at about 430 m.

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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