Selaginella plana
Asian spikemoss is a lowland spikemoss from Malesia to Vanuatu that has become naturalised across the tropics. Most wild records come from near sea level, a median of 83 m. The measured climate there is hot and humid all year, with only a slight drier spell from August to October. It suits a warm, shaded, humid terrarium.
Where it grows wild
A terrestrial spikemoss of lowland tropical forest and shaded ground. It spreads readily enough to naturalise widely. The consulted sources give little habitat detail, so the shade level is estimated from the genus.
The recorded elevations are 5–1155 m, with a median of 83 m, from 70 records.
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