Strain
Psilocybe tampanensis
- Species
- Psilocybe tampanensis
- Lineage
- Described 1978. Wild Florida population not found again for 44 years - nearly all commercial truffles descend from the original clone
- Also called
- philosopher's stones, magic truffles
Psilocybe tampanensis is a Psilocybe tampanensis species page (Described 1978. Wild Florida population not found again for 44 years - nearly all commercial truffles descend from the original clone). Its page starts from the growing conditions below; members' grow reports and photos fill in the rest.
Photos
Psilocybe tampanensis — wild species photo (identification as recorded by the photographer, not a cultured specimen).Photo: Alan Rockefeller, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Psilocybe tampanensis with spore prints.Photo: Workman, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Psilocybe tampanensis, cultivated fruits.Photo: Leschanga, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Add a note
Summary
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Growing Psilocybe tampanensis
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At a glance
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Grows on
- Soil or leaf litter
- Lineage and origin
- Described 1978. Wild Florida population not found again for 44 years - nearly all commercial truffles descend from the original clone
- Traits
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- Similar strains
- Ajax, Albino A+, Albino Louisiana, Albino Penis Envy
Timeline
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- Days to
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- To harvest
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- Flushes
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Climate
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- Colonizing
- 75–80 °F
- 70–75 °F, 90–95%
- Fresh air ()
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- Light
- Casing layer exposed to fresh air and indirect light per community guide.
Substrate and casing
- Substrate
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What it looks like
- Phenotype
- Not usually harvested as a mushroom; product is irregular hardened brown/tan truffle-like sclerotia. If fruited, small caramel-brown caps.
- When to pick ()
- Sclerotia harvested after a prolonged cool-conditioning period (weeks to months).
Common problems
- Reported
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Grow reports (0)
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Recipes growers used
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Notes from growers
Tips, corrections and “same thing happened to me” for Psilocybe tampanensis as a whole.