Our strain guides cover the history, origin and appearance of popular Psilocybe cubensis strains. Each guide links to that strain’s spore syringe, and you can also browse all of our spore syringes.
Full Metal Ghost is a Psilocybe cubensis strain released by the breeder Mycotrophic and in circulation by 2023. This guide covers what is documented about its history and what is still unknown, including its parents.
Albino and leucistic cubensis strains both look white, but only albino strains lose the color in their spores. This guide explains the two words, which strains fall in each group, and what their spores look like under a microscope.
Penis Envy and Albino Penis Envy share the same thick stem and closed cap but differ in pigment. This guide covers how APE was bred, how the two look, and why APE spores are so hard to see.
Golden Teacher and B+ are two classic strains of Psilocybe cubensis that are easy to confuse. This guide covers where each came from, the B+ hybrid myth, how their caps differ, and why their spores look the same under a microscope.
Golden Teacher and Penis Envy are two strains of Psilocybe cubensis that are easy to tell apart by shape. This guide covers their history, how each got its name, their spore prints, and why their spores look the same under a microscope.
Albino A+ is not albino: its caps are cream-white but its spores are dark. The A strain's Mr. G history, the 2009 Sporeworks release of the pale line, and what its spores look like under the microscope.
Jack Frost is a 2019 albino cross of Wombat True Albino Teacher and Albino Penis Envy, made by the breeder Dave Wombat. Its documented history, what the white, blue-gilled mushroom looks like, and why its pale spores test your microscope technique.
Albino Penis Envy is the albino line of Penis Envy, reported as a PE × PF Albino cross. What albino, leucistic and revert mean, how APE differs from PE, and why its nearly colorless spores are the best microscopy lesson in the hobby.
Penis Envy is a mutant Psilocybe cubensis strain with a thick stem, a closed cap and almost no spores. The corrected 2021 origin story from Rich Gee, the Pollock myth, its family (APE, PE6, Melmac, Tidal Wave) and its spores.
Stargazer is a 2010s Psilocybe cubensis strain with small color-shifting caps that grow in clusters. The Inca-ruins origin story is marketing; here is what is actually known, what it looks like, and what its spores show.
