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A plain-English glossary and a visual index of fungi. Distinct from the essays in Articles — this is material to consult, not to read front to back.
— From the glossary
All 12 terms Terms worth knowing
neuroscience 5-HT2A Receptor A subtype of serotonin receptor and the primary target of classical psychedelics including psilocin. research Clinical Trial A research study that tests a medical intervention on human participants under structured protocols. neuroscience Default Mode Network A coordinated set of brain regions associated with self-referential thinking and the construction of a continuous narrative self. biology Hyphae The microscopic filaments that branch and interconnect to form the body of a fungus. psychology Integration The ongoing process of making meaning from a psychedelic experience and incorporating insights into daily life. biology Mycelium The vegetative body of a fungus — a network of filaments that lives mostly hidden in substrate.
— From mycology
Full index Producing genera
(Psilocybe cubensis) Albino Penis Envy (APE)
A grounded profile of Albino Penis Envy, sorting the documented record from the folklore across its contested lineage, leucistic phenotype, grow behavior, and unusually well-supported potency reputation.
(Psilocybe cubensis) B+
"A grounded profile of the B+ strain of Psilocybe cubensis, sorting the community legend from the documented record across its history, phenotype, grow behavior, and potency reputation."
(Psilocybe cubensis) Golden Teacher
"An unvarnished, deep-dive into the biology, underground history, and heavy-hitting chemistry of the Golden Teacher (Psilocybe cubensis)".
(Psilocybe cubensis) Penis Envy
A grounded profile of Penis Envy, separating the documented record from decades of folklore across its contested origin, mutant phenotype, grow behavior, and its unusually well-supported but frequently overstated potency.
Albino Bluey Vuitton
A Psilocybe cubensis cultivar bred for unusually vivid blue-black bruising. Named for internet humor, grown for dramatic color reactions.
Conocybe
The "conecaps": fragile lawn and dung mushrooms. A few produce psilocybin, but the genus sits beside lethal amatoxin relatives and its taxonomy keeps shifting with Pholiotina.
Gymnopilus
The "rustgills": bright, bitter, wood-rotting mushrooms. A minority of species produce psilocybin, most famously the large and striking Gymnopilus junonius group.
Inocybe
The "fibrecaps": a vast, mostly toxic, tree-partnering genus. A few species make psilocybin while many relatives carry dangerous muscarine, a stark lesson in why identification matters.
Jedi Mind Fuck
JMF has a wild origin story, a giant-fruit reputation, and a name that promises the strongest trip alive. Almost none of it survives a close look.
McKennaii
Named for the man who championed these mushrooms. The genome sequencing says it might just be his favorite strain wearing a nameplate.
Mycena
Tiny forest "bonnets" with white spores. A few minute species reportedly contain psilocybin, placing this huge, mostly untested genus at the frontier of documented producers.
Omni
Omni gets sold with Enigma's record-setting lab numbers. Grow one and it fruits like an ordinary mushroom. The gap is the whole story.
Panaeolina
Roughened-spored "mower’s mushrooms" split from Panaeolus. The ubiquitous Panaeolina foenisecii has produced contradictory psilocybin results for decades and is at most marginal.
Panaeolus
The "mottlegills": slender dung and grassland mushrooms with black spores. Several species, notably Panaeolus cinctulus and P. cyanescens, are reliable psilocybin producers.
Pluteus
The "shields": pink-spored wood-rotters. Most are harmless recyclers, but a small group led by Pluteus salicinus produces psilocybin, an unusual outlier among pink-gilled fungi.