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Selaginella ornata

ornate clubmoss

A creeping spikemoss of shaded forest floors, limestone cliffs and cave mouths across Southeast Asia and southern China. It grows 20–40 cm tall on slender creeping stems. Grow it as a humid, shade-loving terrarium groundcover.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Deep shadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

A terrestrial or lithophytic spikemoss of forest floors, limestone caves and cliffs in humid forest.

GBIF records span 88–1905 m (median 1158 m).

BorneoCambodiaChina South-CentralChina SoutheastJawaLesser Sunda Is.MalayaPhilippinesSumateraThailandVietnam

🔒 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.