Selaginella sericea

A spikemoss endemic to Ecuador, found in moist lowland and montane forest and listed as Near Threatened through habitat loss. Very little has been published about it, so care here follows the needs of tropical forest-floor Selaginellas: shade, steady warmth, very high humidity and constantly moist soil. It is best suited to a closed terrarium.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and moist montane forest, presumably on the shaded forest floor or banks like most tropical Selaginellas. Specific field notes were not available.

No elevation data were available. It is recorded from both lowland and montane forest, so it may span a wide elevation range.

Ecuador

🔒 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.