What is Selaginella commonly known as?
Selaginella, also known as spikemosses or lesser clubmosses, is a genus of lycophyte. It is usually treated as the only genus in the family Selaginellaceae, with over 750 known species. The plants that were called clubmoss but currently have the designated common name of lesser spikemoss is Selaginella densa. In Latin, densa means thick, ella means diminutive or small, and selagin actually does mean clubmoss, thus this name means thick, small, clubmoss.
Can selaginella kraussiana grow in water?
It thrives at normal room temperatures but suffers in extreme heat, cold or drafts of hot and cold air. Keep the soil evenly moist but not soggy wet and do not allow plants to sit in water. Spike moss requires high humidity to survive. Place the pot on a gravel tray. Spike Moss needs 0. Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.