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Reference pages on spore law, technique and taxonomy. The Journal carries the longer articles and strain histories.

How to make a spore printHow to take a mushroom spore print on paper, foil or glass, how long it takes, and how to read the colour for identification, with a spore print colour chart.Mycology for beginnersWhat mycology is, how to start in the UK, the societies, courses and books worth knowing, and the microscope skills that turn interest in fungi into real study.Are magic mushroom spores legal?Where mushroom spores are legal: the UK position under the Misuse of Drugs Act, US federal law, and the four US states (CA, GA, ID, FL) that ban spores.Spore syringe vs liquid cultureWhat separates a spore syringe, an isolated spore syringe, a liquid culture and a spore print, and which one a UK microscopy study actually needs.Cubensis strains listEvery Psilocybe cubensis strain in the MycoWorld library, grouped by family and lineage: APE, Jack Frost, albino, Ochra, classics and landraces. Microscopy only.Psilocybe species of the UKThe Psilocybe species native to the UK, the liberty cap and wavy cap, how they differ from cubensis under the microscope, the deadly lookalikes, and the law.
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Golden TeacherB+APE and Penis EnvyAlbino and leucisticJack FrostTidal Wave and EnigmaBlue MeanieClassic strains

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Guides

Are spores legal?How to make a spore printMycology for beginnersCubensis strains listUK Psilocybe speciesSyringe vs liquid cultureStrain Origins A-ZThe Journal
Microscopy use only. Everything in the MycoWorld library is supplied strictly for microscopy, taxonomy, research and educational study. We do not supply cultivation equipment and we do not provide cultivation guidance. You must be 18 or over.