Psilocybe cubensis

Psilocybe cubensis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Agaricales
Family:	Hymenogastraceae
Genus:	Psilocybe
Species:	P. cubensis
Binomial name
Psilocybe cubensis (Earle) Singer
Synonyms
Stropharia cubensis Earle Stropharia cyanescens Murrill Naematoloma caerulescens Pat. Hypholoma caerulescens (Pat.) Sacc. & Trotter

Psilocybe cubensis Mycological characteristics
	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.