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Panaeolus antillarum

A pale, sturdy dung-inhabiting Panaeolus with a silvery-white cap, common from North America through Mexico to northern South America. It is edible but seldom eaten and contains no blue-bruising psychoactive compounds, unlike its lookalike P. cyanescens.

Panaeolus antillarum
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At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Singly or in small groups on herbivore dung, mostly cow and horse, in pastures and fields.

Recorded at 0–2897 m, median 1553 m (132 records); three of the five measured sites are in the western Mexican highlands at 1350–1730 m.

North AmericaMexicoCentral AmericaSouth America

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 3.0 licence, unmodified.