Mycology -- Beginners guide to Cubensis I.D
If you're reading this, i'm assuming you have some sort of interest in hunting for the wild mushroom, Psilocybe Cubensis. Commonly known as Cubes. It is the most commonly found psychedelic mushroom, both on the commercial front (being sold from dealers), as well as in the wild.
This post is for anyone looking for help towards identifying this super abundant species!
Luckily for you, this specific magic mushroom is pretty easy to identify for beginners.
Pileus (Cap):
Very conical or bell shaped at a young age, becoming more convex with age, usually has a brown to yellowish center, possibly olive coloring with sun and aging. Will bruise blue/blueish green
Lamellae (Gills):
Adnate to adnexed (Whole/Seperated) Purplish Brown/Primarily brown
Stipe (Stem):
4-15 cm long, 0.4-1-5 cm thick, can be white or sometimes yellowish to yellow-brown, WILL bruise Blue/blue green (easiest way to identify ime) Sometimes has a black/purple "umbrella" attached where the cap broke away from the stem.
Season:
(Most Common)late summer through late autumn.
Habitat and Distribution:
Solitary or in groups on dung and manure. COWS people! This species is a dung loving species, also known as coprophilic. They love to colonize on the dung of large herbivores. Thriving in more humid areas. In the US, they are sometimes found growing wild in south. (FL, AL, GA, TX just to name a few states)
Finding these mushrooms on your own can be both a rewarding and spiritually gratifying experience. If you do choose to hunt for this awesome mushroom on your own time, be sure to make your adventure SAFE. Of course I do not condone the use of Psilocybe Mushrooms, this post is for educational purposes only. Happy Hunting Shroomers!
Great to see a post here around this amazing medicine. Yes, it's a good idea, especially if you're not familiar with the experience, to have someone on watch (A sitter), to keep you from crawling over into the neighbor's yard, etc. : - ) And no more than 2 grams (dry), for first timers. That would be around 20 grams wet, if I remember right?
Thanks for the reply! Good call on the sitter for the actual experience. It can be a little overwhelming at first ;) but yea that's about right with your dosage. In most cases anyways.
Yes, I was referring to the cubensis strain in regards to dosage; as you probably know, there are others with higher potency.
No doubt about that. I consider the Cubensis strain a good starting point for those who want to delve into the realm of Psychoactive substances. With the right precautions, of course.
@suicyanide Great post brother! you guys should give me a follow. I'm going to be posting a lot of mycology related topics as soon as i get a better camera. including some how too's on how to grow your own and identification of wild shrooms.
I used to grow Cubensis B+ when I was younger (not that I'm too old) :) It's fkn amazing!
Dope! Never cultivated them myself, always just went out and found these bad boys!