| Description | Golden Spike Moss (Selaginella kraussiana aurea) is a low creeping plant with bright yellow foliage. In the world of plants this is a relatively primitive vascular plant. Selaginella lack flowers and produce spores. |
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| Pronunciation | (sell-lah-gi-NEL-uh) |
| Plant Type | Perennial Half Hardy, Site author's observations |
| Hardiness Zone | (6)7-9 |
| Sunlight | shade, mostly shaded, some sun |
| Moisture | moist, wet, avoid dry |
| Soil & Site | moist, wet, well drained not constantly soggy |
| Growing Media | mosit, well drained |
| Flowers | non flowering plant |
| Fruit | spores |
| Leaves | scale-like yellow leaves called microphylls |
| Dimensions | 2-4 inches, creeping mat forming |
| Propagation | division, reported to root from cuttings? |
| Native Site | China |
| Misc Facts | stems curling and drying means more humidity and or water, AKA: Krauss' Gold Spikemoss |
| Author's Notes | I grew this one year and the plant was doing very well in a shaded area. It was in a pot lacking drainage and the soil was constantly soggy wet and it eventually rotted. I learned from my mistake!! Will do better next time. (2014) |
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