Psilocybe aztecorum

Niños

A small psilocybin mushroom of high-altitude pine forest and alpine meadow on the volcanoes of central Mexico, where it has long been used ceremonially. It decays woody debris and pine cones in cold, wet summers and is rarely cultivated. Psilocybin is a controlled substance in most countries, and growing this mushroom is illegal in many places; check local law before cultivating.

Psilocybe aztecorum — Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal rest

Where it grows wild

A saprotroph on buried woody debris, twigs, rotting logs and pine cones in open Hartweg's pine woodland and high grassy meadows with Festuca and Muhlenbergia. It fruits in groups in the rainy season.

A high-mountain species of 2000–4000 m; the 14 records with an elevation have a median of 2968 m. Low-elevation records from the United States and Canada are likely misidentified or introduced.

Central Mexico

🔒 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.