Mckennaii

Habitat: Bovine, Equine Dung and Enriched Soils

Climate: Subtropical

Cap: 25-85 mm in diameter, convex to broadly convex to plane at maturity. Orange/burnt orange maturing to golden brown to light yellow with nearly white edges. Surface dry lacking remnants of universal veil on cap (spots). Flesh white soon bruising bluish green.

Stem: 100-160+ mm in length. Flesh bruising bluish green where injured. Persistent membranous annulus (ring) from partial veil that becomes dusted with purple brown spores at maturity.

Gills: Attachment adnate to adnexed. Grayish coloration in young fruit bodies becoming nearly black in maturity.

Spores: Dark purple/brown

Variety Origin:

McKennaii mushrooms are a strain of Psilocybe cubensis , one of the most commonly used species of psilocybin mushroom. The latter is a medium-strength magic mushroom, whereas McKennaii mushrooms — like many other strains of Psilocybe cubensis — are very potent. This means that they contain higher concentrations of the compounds psilocybin and psilocin, which are responsible for psychedelic effects.

McKennaii cubensis mushrooms get their name from the psychonaut, lecturer, author, and psilocybin enthusiast Terence McKenna.

McKenna was known to discuss and recommend the high dose psilocybin experience in many of his talks, so perhaps it’s fitting that a potent type of magic mushroom would be named after him. This strain of Psilocybe cubensis is much sought after for its potency. This makes it one of the most potent magic mushrooms.

• Growing difficulty: Simple
• Substrate: Manure, straw, various grains
• Colonization time: 12-14 days
• Colonization temperature: 28-30 degrees Celsius
• Fruit temperature: 18-27 degrees Celsius