FlowerPotNursery Arborvitae Fern Selaginella braunii 1 Gallon

Enhance your garden or indoor plant collection with the enchanting Selaginella braunii, also known as Arborvitae Fern. This captivating plant features lush, feathery foliage in a rich, vibrant green that brings a touch of the forest to any setting. Perfect for shady spots, Selaginella braunii thrives in low to moderate light conditions, making it an excellent choice for indoor spaces or woodland gardens. Its compact growth habit and delicate, lace-like leaves create a soft, elegant texture that complements a variety of plants and garden styles. Low-maintenance and easy to care for, this resilient fern-like plant adds both beauty and tranquility to your environment. Whether you're looking to enhance your terrarium, brighten up a shaded garden corner, or add a unique touch to your home decor, Selaginella braunii is the perfect choice for adding lush greenery and natural elegance to your space.

This family is distinguished from Lycopodiaceae (the clubmosses) by having scale-leaves bearing a ligule and by having spores of two types. They are sometimes included in an informal paraphyletic group called the "fern allies". The name Selaginella was erected by Palisot de Beauvois solely for the species Selaginella selaginoides, which turns out (with the closely related Selaginella deflexa) to be a clade that is sister to all other Selaginellas, so any definitive subdivision of the species into separate genera leaves two taxa in Selaginella, with the hundreds of other species in new or resurrected genera.

Selaginella occurs mostly in the tropical regions of the world, with a handful of species to be found in the arctic-alpine zones of both hemispheres.

Under dry conditions, some species of Selaginella can survive dehydration. In this state, they may roll up into brown balls and be uprooted, but can rehydrate under moist conditions, become green again and resume growth. This phenomenon is known as poikilohydry, and poikilohydric plants such as Selaginella.

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