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Selaginella umbrosa
Red Spike-Moss · Spikemoss
Tier 2 Difficulty: hard Water: high Light: full_shade
Temperature
20–37 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 10–12
Click count
9
Observations
34
Description
Source: leafsnapSelaginella umbrosa is a species of plant in the Selaginellaceae family. Umbrosa is native to South America, ranging from Yucatán to Colombia and Venezuela. It can be found in Barbados and Tobago, where it is most likely not native. It has also been introduced to the Island of Hawaii, where it was first seen cultivated in 1994, and then wild in 2000. The plant prefers to grow in shaded areasThe plant's stem is typically 8–25 centimeters long before branching, usually red in color. The branched portion is 10–25 centimeters, usually at a 45 to 90 degree angle from the stem.In the traditional medicine of Belize, the plant is used to treat bladder infections, skin fungus, and mental illness.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full shade
Ideal: Full shade
🌡️ Temperature 20–37.8°C
Ideal temperature: 20–37.8°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- Plant Type
- Fern
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Selaginella
- Family
- Selaginellaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 10-12
- Mature Height
- 10 cm to 30 cm
- Mature Spread
- 20 cm to 40 cm
- Leaf Color
- Dark Green, Forest Green
- Leaf Type
- Evergreen
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Native Area
- Colombia, Belize, Honduras, Mexico, Guatemala, Venezuela, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Panama
Tags (5)
Common Names (2)
en Red Spike-Moss
en Spikemoss