McKennaii Spores: Syringes, Prints & Isolates
McKennaii is a Psilocybe cubensis strain named after Terence McKenna, the writer and lecturer, though it has no documented link to him. The name is spelt with the double i of a Latin species epithet, but it is a strain name and not a species. It appeared on the Dutch market in the 2000s and has been sold there ever since; its actual parentage is unclear.
Under the microscope it is a standard cubensis: purple-brown print, subellipsoid spores about 11 to 17 by 7 to 10 micrometres. Growers describing the fruit mention wavy, often uneven caps. McKennaii is sold as multispore syringes and prints, mostly by vendors sourcing from European lines, so the label should give the generation and whether it is an isolate.
- Species: Psilocybe cubensis
- Named after: Terence McKenna (no documented link)
- Origin: Dutch market, 2000s
- Spore print: purple-brown
- Also sold as: multispore syringes, prints
McKennaii listings from 2 vendors
Psilocybe cubensis : McKennaii Spore Isolate SyringeSporeworks · United States$20.00
Sold outSyZyGy (Terrance Mckenna) iso Spore Syringe 10mlMycoWorld · United Kingdom£20.00
Sold outMckennaii Spore SyringeMycoWorld · United Kingdom£15.00Vendors stocking McKennaii
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Buying McKennaii spores for microscopy
Every McKennaii listing above comes from an independent vendor who prepared it, and the vendor's country, shipping regions and real customer reviews are on their store page. Labels tell you what you are getting: a multispore syringe carries many genetic individuals, an isolate (ISO) is a single worked line, and prints and swabs are the dry, long-life formats. Isolated vs multispore syringes explains the difference, how to store spore syringes covers shelf life, and how to use a spore syringe for microscopy walks through the slide. Buying in the UK? Read are mushroom spores legal in the UK. In the United States, see the state by state guide.
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