Selaginella poulteri

Poulter's spikemoss

Selaginella poulteri is an old nursery name for a compact, cushion-forming form of Selaginella kraussiana, the African clubmoss; GBIF treats it as a synonym of that species. It is an easy, fast-growing groundcover for terrariums that likes shade, constant moisture and cool to mild temperatures.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Selaginella kraussiana grows as a creeping mat on damp, shaded soil, rocks and stream banks in forest. The poulteri form is known only in cultivation.

As a cultivated form it has no wild elevation; the parent species grows from near sea level to montane forest in Africa.

Southern AfricaEast AfricaMacaronesia

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its Public domain licence, unmodified.