Selaginella plana

Plant Name: Selaginella plana

Tankquility Catalogue #: TQ-06214

Synonyms/Trade Names: Asian Spikemoss

Original Plant Sourced as: Selaginella plana

Plant Family: Selaginellaceae

Plant Native to¹: Jawa, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Vanuatu

Plant Type: Terrestrial

Image Details²:

Image 1: Selaginella plana displaying a prostrate habit when grown in a terrarium.

Image 2: Detail of stem and leaves of terrarium grown Selaginella plana.

Image 3: Upright form of Selaginella plana grown in a greenhouse and misted regularly.

General Information and Cultivation³: When grown in a terrarium, Selaginella plana is a low growing carpeting plant. Under greenhouse conditions its growth habit becomes upright. Tankquility has found this species to be one of the easiest to grow and maintain Selaginella. A larger terrarium is preferred due to its spreading habit. Selaginella plana prefers humid terrarium conditions with reasonable ventilation. Tankquility cultures this clone at about 23° Celsius, in a granular substrate based on akadama and scoria. Fertilize sparingly.

Propagation by cutting is easy.

Ease of Care: Easy

Plant Size/Portion Size:

Pot grown plant: An established plant grown in a 100mm pot under greenhouse conditions.

Further Reading:

¹ Distribution is taken from Plants of the World Online (https://powo.science.kew.org/) unless stated otherwise.

² All images used on the Tankquility website have been taken of plants growing in our nursery.

³ The general and cultural information provided is based on our own experience and observation. If we supply information from others, we have acknowledged the source.