{"id":1002815,"date":"2026-02-01T12:01:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happihyphae.culturecave.store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1002815"},"modified":"2026-02-01T12:06:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T12:06:46","slug":"mexicana-strain-a-swab-set","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.culturecave.store\/happihyphae\/product\/mexicana-strain-a-swab-set\/","title":{"rendered":"Mexicana &#8220;Strain A&#8221; Swab Set"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c2-1 c2-2 c2-e c2-2d c2-2e c2-2f c2-2g c2-du c2-dv c2-dw c2-3 c2-4 c2-2j c2-2k c2-2l c2-2m c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; display: flex; flex-flow: wrap; margin: 0px -12px -24px; color: #000000; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;\" data-ux=\"Grid\">\n<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c2-1 c2-2 c2-2d c2-2n c2-2o c2-55 c2-1k c2-2r c2-dx c2-3b c2-dy c2-3 c2-4 c2-dz c2-e0 c2-2v c2-2w c2-2x c2-2y c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; max-width: 100%; flex: 1 1 100%; padding: 0px 12px 24px;\" data-ux=\"GridCell\">\n<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c2-1 c2-2 c2-3 c2-4 c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;\" data-ux=\"Block\">\n<p>Psilocybe mexicana grows natively in areas of North and Central America, where it has been used in indigenous cultural practices for over 2,000 years. Psilocybe mexicana was collected by Valentina Pavlovna Wasson and her husband Roger Gordon Wasson during a two year journey around Mexico (1953-1955) that included their visit to Maria Sabina, the Mazatec curandera credited with introducing psilocybin mushrooms to the world.<br \/>\nPsilocybe mexicana is a species in the group of psilocybin mushrooms (also including P. tampanensis, and to a lesser extent P. cinctulus) that are known to produce sclerotia\u2014hardened masses of mycelium that function in nature as a way for the organism to survive unfavorable conditions (nutrient depletion, drought, freezing, etc). You may hear the sclerotia of these species also called truffles, but technically this is a biological misnomer. From a mycological perspective, unlike sclerotia, truffles are reproductive structures\u2014subterranean spore containers that spread their genetic payload through consumption by animals and subsequent excretion into new environments. True truffle-producing species are typically ectomycorrhizal,meaning their existence relies on a symbiotic relationship with specific host tree species. Though identified in close proximity to a variety of trees, P. mexicana\u2019s preferred habitat is manure-rich grassland, which caused Paul Stamets to nickname these the \u201cMexican liberty cap\u201d due to the two species\u2019 affinity for similar environments.<\/p>\n<p>This is a tube full of agar wedges for your research needs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"x-el c2-1 c2-2 c2-c c2-d c2-40 c2-2g c2-3c c2-41 c2-3 c2-3i c2-4 c2-3q c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8 x-rt\" style=\"box-sizing: inherit; letter-spacing: normal; text-transform: none; font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; overflow-wrap: break-word; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; color: #5e5e5e; font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.5; text-wrap: pretty;\" data-ux=\"Text\" data-aid=\"PRODUCT_DESCRIPTION_RENDERED\" data-typography=\"BodyAlpha\">\n<p>FOR MICROSCOPY USE ONLY<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.culturecave.store\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/28\/2024\/06\/Black-and-White-Modern-Important-Announcement-Facebook-Post-1.png\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"x-el x-el-div c2-1 c2-2 c2-e c2-2d c2-2e c2-2f c2-2g c2-du c2-dv c2-dw c2-3 c2-4 c2-2j c2-2k c2-2l c2-2m c2-5 c2-6 c2-7 c2-8\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; 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