{"id":257063,"date":"2026-10-06T13:38:24","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:38:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mindrush.eu\/nl\/psilocybe-cubensis-the-complete-guide-to-the-worlds-most-grown-magic-mushroom\/"},"modified":"2026-10-12T15:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T14:15:59","slug":"psilocybe-cubensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mindrush.eu\/es\/psilocybe-cubensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Psilocybe cubensis: la gu\u00eda completa de la seta m\u00e1gica m\u00e1s cultivada del mundo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”|700|||||||”]

Short answer:<\/strong> Psilocybe cubensis<\/em> is the most widely grown magic mushroom in the world. It contains psilocybin and psilocin, grows naturally in warm regions on the dung of grazing animals, and is easy to cultivate, which is why almost every grow kit, including Golden Teacher, is a cubensis. It is a different species from the fungi that produce magic truffles.<\/p>\n

This guide covers the name and history, how to recognise it, why it turns blue, the best-known strains, how it compares to truffles and what you need to know about growing it. Sources are listed at the bottom.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” background_color=”#eaeaea” border_radii=”on|10px|10px|10px|10px”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”|700|||||||”]

Table of contents<\/h2>\n
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  1. Name and history<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. How to recognise Psilocybe cubensis<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. Why cubensis turns blue<\/a><\/li>\n
  4. Active compounds and potency<\/a><\/li>\n
  5. The best-known strains<\/a><\/li>\n
  6. Cubensis vs magic truffles<\/a><\/li>\n
  7. Growing Psilocybe cubensis<\/a><\/li>\n
  8. Frequently asked questions<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”|700|||||||” module_id=”history”]

    Name and history<\/h2>\n

    The species was first described in 1906 by American mycologist Franklin Sumner Earle, from specimens collected in Cuba, under the name Stropharia cubensis<\/em>. In 1949 mycologist Rolf Singer moved it to the genus Psilocybe<\/em>. The name cubensis<\/em> simply means “from Cuba”.<\/p>\n

    From the 1970s onwards, simple home-growing methods made cubensis the standard mushroom for cultivators around the world.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”et_body_layout” text_font_size=”16px” link_font=”|700|||||||” module_id=”recognise”]

    How to recognise Psilocybe cubensis<\/h2>\n