Taxonomy
- STRAINBlue Meanie
- SPECIESPsilocybe Cubensis
- GENUSPsilocybe
What's in the Box
Overview
Blue Meanie is named after the antagonistic creatures from the Beatles film Yellow Submarine and are a strain of Psilocybe Cubensis characterised by golden-coloured caps. Blue Meanies bluish bruising, caused by the psilocybin oxidising, on the stems and caps when handled make these mushrooms stand out among other strains.
To identify the Blue Meanie mushroom, look for their convex or bell-shaped golden to yellowish-brown caps that may flatten with maturity. The gills are closely spaced and range from light grey to dark purple-brown, while the stem is long, slender, and white to off-white. The Blue Meanie spores, when observed under a microscope, display typical dark purplish-brown or purple-black and are subellipsoid in shape.