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Fungi Partly documented

Psilocybe congolensis

The only psilocybin mushroom known from the Congo, described in 2013 from a dairy pasture in the Albertine Rift highlands near Beni. Genetically it sits close to P. samuiensis in section Mexicanae. The conditions here rest on the one locality and its measured climate.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Very humid airBand in Plantistry
Light Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Found in 2011 in a dairy farmer's pasture of local and European grasses at Kabasha, 15 km northeast of Beni.

Collected at 1,422 m.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

🔒 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.