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Cultivated variety

B+

Psilocybe cubensis

aka B Plus · B-Plus

One of the most widely cultivated varieties, believed to have emerged in Florida in the 1980s or 90s. Its release is usually credited to a hobbyist known as Mr. G, though that attribution is anecdotal — typical of strain lore from the pre-internet spore-trading era. It spread during the online mycology boom for adaptability rather than any documented pedigree.

Field marks

  • Large broad caramel-gold caps
  • Thick sturdy stems
  • Reliable heavy yields
  • Tolerates temperature swings

Origin & lineage

Wild origin undocumented; believed stabilized in Florida cultivation circles during the 1980s-90s and spread through early spore-trading networks.

Relative potency

moderateRelative only — this guide gives no dosing guidance.

Lookalikes — read this twice

Visually close to Golden Teacher and Ecuador — all large, generalist golden-cap varieties — and the three are commonly mixed up or substituted for one another in conversation and in unverified spore listings.

Deadly species grow in the same places as psilocybin ones and can resemble them closely. Never eat a wild mushroom identified from a website — including this one.