Genus · Selaginellaceae
Selaginella
2 species tracked in Horta’s catalog, and the named cultivars growers keep. Walk down to a species for its full care record, or into a cultivar for its traits and provenance.
Species in this genus
The ones growers meet most — each links to its own page.
Selaginella kraussiana
Krauss's Clubmoss
Selaginella kraussiana is a creeping spikemoss from the moist, shaded forest floors of equatorial and southern Africa, where it forms a low mat in steady damp and deep shade. Unlike most houseplants it does not tolerate drying out — keep the mix consistently moist but never waterlogged, watering when the surface just begins to feel less than damp. It needs low, filtered light away from any direct sun, and genuinely high humidity to keep its fine foliage from crisping.
Selaginella uncinata
Blue Spike-moss
Selaginella uncinata is a creeping spikemoss from the humid, shaded forest floors of southern China and Southeast Asia, not a true fern but an ancient lycophyte with the same love of moist, sheltered ground. It wants consistently damp (never soggy) mix and high humidity; water when the surface just begins to feel dry to the touch, before the foliage shows any sign of crisping. Give it indirect, filtered light away from direct sun, which scorches its delicate fronds.
About the genus
A genus-level overview — shared traits, history, the botany that ties these plants together — is on its way. For now, the species and cultivars above and below carry the genus.
Kept true by its growers
Selaginella keeps evolving — species move, cultivars appear, IDs get corrected. If you can place an unplaced plant or add a species we’re missing, the whole genus gets truer.
Overview derived from 2 tracked species · the contribute flow arrives with the next slice.