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

Psilocybe sclerotifera

Described by Spegazzini from southeastern Brazil and combined in Psilocybe by Singer in 1969; the name refers to sclerotia, hard resting bodies. The only GBIF record is an 1890 collection. Its cultivation is undocumented.

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Day IntermediateTargets 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

Unknown; presumably in humid Atlantic forest soil, forming sclerotia.

The record falls at roughly 900 m in the São Paulo–Paraná uplands.

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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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app.