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Psilocybe natalensis
Psilocybe natalensis, Natalensis
Psilocybe natalensis fruits at 23 °C and 90% humidity with moderate fresh air and 12 h light. About 29 days from start to fruit.
Cubensis-adjacent climate; often described as a bit more vigorous.
Grow parameters
- Colonization 14 days, 26 °C, 92% humidity
- Pinning 5 days, 23 °C, 95% humidity
- Fruiting 10 days, 23 °C, 90% humidity
Light recipe
Dark while it colonizes, then 12 h a day of cool white with some blue.
Light details
No light numbers specific to P. natalensis are known. Colonization is dark. Pinning and fruiting use the chamber default: 12 hours a day at 20% white (92 lux on this chamber) with 80% blue.
WS2812 blue is roughly 465 to 475 nm. The RGB mix is an approximation, not a measured spectrum.
| Phase | Hours on | White | RGB mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| colonization | 0 h on | white 0% | RGB 0 / 0 / 0 |
| fruiting | 12 h on | white 20% | RGB 0 / 0 / 80 |
| pinning | 12 h on | white 20% | RGB 0 / 0 / 80 |
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Microscopy and research resources
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Spore laws vary by state and country, and some US states ban spores outright. Where they are sold, spores are sold for microscopy only.
- PNW Spore. US vendor of spore prints and syringes, sold for microscopy.
- Sporeworks. Long-running US spore catalog, sold for microscopy.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIH). US government overview of psilocybin, its effects, and current research.
- Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research. Peer-reviewed psilocybin studies from Johns Hopkins Medicine.