Psilocybe cubensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Agaricales |
Family: | Hymenogastraceae |
Genus: | Psilocybe |
Species: | P. cubensis
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Binomial name | |
Psilocybe cubensis | |
Synonyms | |
Stropharia cubensis Earle |
Psilocybe cubensis | |
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Gills on hymenium | |
Cap is convex or flat | |
Hymenium is adnate or adnexed | |
Stipe has a ring | |
Spore print is purple | |
Ecology is saprotrophic | |
Edibility is psychoactive |
Psilocybe cubensis, commonly known as the magic mushroom, shroom, golden halo, cube, or gold cap, is a species of psilocybin mushroom of moderate potency whose principal active compounds are psilocybin and psilocin. It belongs to the fungus family Hymenogastraceae and was previously known as Stropharia cubensis. It is the best-known psilocybin mushroom due to its wide distribution and ease of cultivation. This mushroom being optimal for home cultivation specifically, as was suggested in the 1970s, is primarily what led to P. cubensis being the psilocybin mushroom species most common on the black market as a street drug.
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