Strain
Panaeolus bisporus
- Species
- Panaeolus bisporus
- Lineage
- Rare, widely but sparsely distributed
- Also called
- Copelandia bisporus, Panaeolus bispora, Copelandia bispora
Unlike most dung-loving lookalikes, grows in grassy areas rather than directly on dung.
Photos
Panaeolus bisporus, a group of fruits (San Diego, California).Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Summary
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Growing Panaeolus bisporus
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At a glance
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Grows on
- Dung (manure-loving, like cubensis)
- Lineage and origin
- Rare, widely but sparsely distributed
- Traits
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- Similar strains
- Psilocybe semilanceata
Timeline
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- Days to
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- To harvest
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- Flushes
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Climate
Typical range for the species, not tested on this strain.
- Colonizing
- 75–80 °F
- 70–75 °F, 90–95%
- Fresh air ()
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- Light
- indirect 6500K 12/12, or indirect sunlight
Substrate and casing
- Substrate
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What it looks like
- Phenotype
- Distinguished from similar species mainly under the microscope by two-spored (vs. four-spored) basidia; bruises blue.
- When to pick ()
- Pick at veil tear with a firm fruit; gills pale blue, not navy
Common problems
- Reported
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Grow reports (0)
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Recipes growers used
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Notes from growers
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