Strain
Psilocybe cyanescens
- Species
- Psilocybe cyanescens
- Lineage
- Taxonomy stable since. Now found worldwide on wood-chip mulch, likely spread partly via the horticultural mulch trade
- Also called
- Wavy Cap, Blueleg Brownie
Grows on wood-chip/hardwood mulch, not grain/casing like cubensis. Outdoor bed cultivation mirrors the P. azurescens approach.
Photos
Psilocybe cyanescens in situ (Seattle, Washington).Photo: Madjack74 at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Psilocybe cyanescens, wavy caps in leaf litter.Photo: Joe-Schraube, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Summary
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Growing Psilocybe cyanescens
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At a glance
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Grows on
- Wood (wood-loving, like azurescens)
- Lineage and origin
- Taxonomy stable since. Now found worldwide on wood-chip mulch, likely spread partly via the horticultural mulch trade
- Traits
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- Similar strains
- Albino A+, Albino Louisiana, Albino Penis Envy, Aztec God
Timeline
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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
- 50–64 °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
- Small-to-medium cap (1.5-5cm), caramel to chestnut-brown when moist fading to pale buff when dry, viscid, developing a distinctly wavy margin with maturity; slender stipe 4-10cm, staining blue.
- When to pick ()
- Fruits fall/winter following a temperature drop; an established patch can persist and fruit for years.
Common problems
- Reported
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