Selaginella mairei

A spikemoss of Yunnan and Sichuan in southwest China, also listed for northern Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam. Its climate has a cold, dry winter with frosty nights and a warm, wet monsoon summer, so it needs a real seasonal cycle.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

No detailed habitat notes were found. Records come from the Yunnan–Sichuan plateau and valleys (Dali, Lijiang and Panzhihua areas), where Selaginella commonly grows on rocks, dry slopes and banks in open forest and scrub.

The four records with elevations span 800–2,775 m; the climate sites are mostly at 2,400–2,800 m, with one at 3,768 m.

ChinaLaosMyanmarVietnam

🔒 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.