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Psilocybe subcubensis

Psilocybe subcubensis is the pantropical sister species of P. cubensis, macroscopically identical to it but with smaller spores. It is a dung-loving mushroom of warm, wet pastures, and is grown the same way as P. cubensis. It contains psilocybin, which is a controlled substance in many countries; check local law before cultivating.

Psilocybe subcubensis
Photo: Marcelo, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest period

Where it grows wild

Like P. cubensis, it fruits on cattle dung and manured soil in tropical and subtropical pastures during the rainy season; habitat details here are inferred from its sister species.

Records span 8–2067 m, median about 900 m, in Veracruz and western Mexico.

MexicoCentral AmericaTropical Asia

🔒 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.