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Fungi Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Panaeolus tropicalis

A blue-bruising dung Panaeolus (also placed in Copelandia) of the tropics, most often found in Hawaii, central Africa and Cambodia. It contains psilocybin; it has been cultivated, grown like its close relative Panaeolus cyanescens.

Panaeolus tropicalis
Photo: Prankster239, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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

Saprotroph on cattle and other herbivore dung in pastures.

Lowland tropical pastures; GBIF gives no usable elevations.

HawaiiCentral AfricaSoutheast AsiaMexicoFloridaJapan

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✓ 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.