Longer reads on the strains and species vendors list here: where the names come from, how to read a genetics label, how the families relate, and what separates one species from another under the microscope. Every strain named in a post links to its page in the strain library, where the live listings are.
Psilocybe and Panaeolus spores and cultures on Culture Cave are sold for microscopy and taxonomy use only. For the practical how-tos, see the guides.
Penis Envy and Golden Teacher compared: the naming stories, how each looks, why PE prints are sparse, and the sub-lines vendors list on Culture Cave.
Albino, leucistic and true albino: what the labels meanWhat albino, leucistic and true albino mean on a cubensis spore listing, why leucistic prints keep their colour, and the albino lines vendors list.
Enigma and the blob mutations: brain and geode cubensis lines explainedWhat a blob mutation is, why Enigma and the brain and geode lines drop no spores and are sold as culture, and what revert means on a label.
How to read a cubensis strain name: crosses, F-numbers, isolation codes and tagsA plain guide to cubensis listing names: A x B crosses, F1 to F12, iso codes like MAK 95, MS and LC, revert, cut, landraces and vendor tags.
Jack Frost family tree: every Jack Frost cross and isolate explainedJack Frost and the lines bred from it: Shiva, Star Frost, Frosty Pearlz, FROTO, Permafrost and Yellow Umbo, with how each cross is named and who lists it.
The MAK and Melmak family: every Mak isolate, cross and label explainedMAK, Mak 95, Mak 529, Melmak, MRRL, TWAMAK and the Yeti x Melmak crosses explained: what the numbers and squat mean, and which vendors list each line.
The Gates lines explained: Lucid Gates, Pearly Gates and every Gates crossWhat Gates means in a cubensis name, and every Gates line on Culture Cave: Pearly, Lucid, Ocean, Rango, Black Betty Gates and more, with who lists each.
Toque and the Toque crosses: F8, F12, El Toque, Electrum and the restToque, Toque F8 and F12, Green Toque, El Toque, Electrum and the Toque crosses explained, with what F numbers and mutant isolation mean on a label.
Psilocybe natalensis vs cubensis: how Natal and Ochra differPsilocybe natalensis, the newly described Psilocybe ochraceocentrata (Ochra, aff. natalensis) and cubensis compared: taxonomy, microscopy and the lines.
Panaeolus cyanescens collections: a guide to the Pan Cyan linesWhy Pan Cyan is not a Psilocybe, its jet-black print and lemon-shaped spores, the Blue Meanie mix-up, and the named Panaeolus cyanescens collections.
Beyond cubensis: the exotic Psilocybe species sold as prints, swabs and isolatesPsilocybe zapotecorum, tampanensis, mexicana, caerulescens, azurescens, semilanceata and more: range, habitat, print colour and the collections listed.
Australian landraces and native species: the wild Australian genetics on Culture CaveWild Australian cubensis landraces, Australian Pan Cyan collections and native species such as subaeruginosa and tasmaniana, and the vendors who list them.