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Fungi Partly documented

Psilocybe ramulosa

Described by Guzmán and Bononi from Ilha do Cardoso in São Paulo, Brazil, and combined in Psilocybe in 1995. Wikipedia now treats it under Psilocybe zapotecorum, a blue-bruising species of shaded, humid ravines in Latin American forests. Psilocybe in the strict sense contain psilocybin, which is controlled in many countries; check local law before cultivating.

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

Where it grows wild

Humid, shaded Atlantic forest; the zapotecorum complex grows on soil by streams and ravines, sometimes on mossy banks.

Records at about 590 m (Ilha do Cardoso area) and in the lowland Pantanal.

Brazil

🔒 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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