Living forms / Gilled · ringed stipe

Cubensis

Psilocybe cubensis

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Psilocybe / Agrocybaceae

Cubensis

Psilocybe cubensis

01 / The fruiting body

A closer look.

A broad gilled cap, pale stem and skirt-like ring: three connected structures of an agaric fruiting body.

Form at a glance

Expanding cap
Darkening gills
Persistent stem ring

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Classification & naming

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Agrocybaceae
Genus: Psilocybe
Accepted name: Psilocybe cubensis

Historical synonyms
Stropharia cubensis Earle (basionym)

Ranks follow the accessed Kew/Index Fungorum classification, which places Psilocybe in Agrocybaceae. Earlier literature and field resources may use Hymenogastraceae or Strophariaceae; the catalog record is preserved.

Sources (1)

Index Fungorum: Psilocybe cubensis

02 / Form & function

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01CapPileus

The illustrative model's rounded upper surface represents the cap. Its shape and color are illustrative; the model does not show the range of natural variation.

Function

Supports the gill-bearing underside of the fruiting body.

When observing

Cap profile, margin and surface can aid comparisons; the depicted form is only one illustrative stage.

Sources (2)

Fungi of Australia glossary Macroscopic features

02GillsLamellae

Radial surfaces beneath the cap represent the gills. Spacing and attachment are simplified, and no microscopic detail is represented.

Function

Carry the hymenium, where microscopic basidia produce spores. Those cells are not modeled.

When observing

Gill attachment and color are useful observations. Spacing and attachment in this mesh are schematic.

Sources (2)

Fungi of Australia glossary Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface

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03StemStipe

The upright support is the stipe. The procedural surface suggests a fibrous form without reproducing a measured specimen.

Function

Supports the cap above the substrate.

When observing

Stem form and surface provide context; this model does not represent internal tissue or a bruising test.

Sources (2)

Fungi of Australia glossary Macroscopic features

04RingAnnulus

This thin ring is a schematic annulus around the stem. Its presence and appearance in the illustration cannot establish a mushroom's identity.

Function

Remains after the partial veil covering the young gills breaks.

When observing

The ring records a developmental feature; age and damage can change its appearance.

Sources (2)

Fungi of Australia glossary Macroscopic features

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03 / Learning to observe

Notice the differences.

Read the whole form

Observe cap shape, gill color and the ring together. A studied specimen was identified using both visible traits and microscopic spores; this illustration provides neither a specimen record nor a complete identification key.

Sources (1)

Acute renal injury cause by confirmed Psilocybe cubensis mushroom ingestion

A remnant of development

The annulus is a remnant of the partial veil. Its condition can change with age or damage, so a single visible feature is insufficient.

Sources (1)

Macroscopic features

Natural variation

Age, moisture, substrate, genetics and damage alter real fruiting bodies. This mature illustration shows one possible form, not the full range.

Visual features alone may not establish identity. Do not use this model or visual identification alone to decide whether a wild fungus is safe to consume.

Psychoactive species. This collection does not assess edibility or toxicity; a model cannot establish identity or safety.

04 / A place in nature

Connected to its habitat.

Dung-associated habitat

Published field notes place this fungus on herbivore dung in warm-region pasture habitats.

Sources (1)

Reference guide: Psilocybe cubensis

Organic substrate

The visible mushroom is the reproductive structure of a fungus associated with decomposing organic material; it does not show the feeding network within the substrate.

Sources (2)

Reference guide: Psilocybe cubensis Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes

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Scientific references7 sources / 2026-10-02

Source-linked editorial review; expert review pending. Species text, taxonomy, visible anatomy descriptions and scientific source associations. This editorial check does not validate model geometry.

Reference set 2026-10-02.1 · 2026-10-02

Index Fungorum: Psilocybe cubensis ↗Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew · Index Fungorum / Species Fungorum taxonomic-database · Accessed 2026-10-02
Fungi of Australia glossary ↗C. A. Grgurinovic · Australian Biological Resources Study / DCCEEW (1996)government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Macroscopic features ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Mushrooms: the spore-bearing surface ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02
Reference guide: Psilocybe cubensis ↗Entheogenesis Australis · EGA reference guide, version 5 (2024)mycological-organization · Accessed 2026-10-02
Acute renal injury cause by confirmed Psilocybe cubensis mushroom ingestion ↗E. Austin, H. S. Myron, R. K. Summerbell and C. Mackenzie · Medical Mycology Case Reports 23: 55–57 (2019)peer-reviewed-research · Accessed 2026-10-02
Ascomycetes and basidiomycetes ↗Heino Lepp · Australian National Botanic Gardens government-reference · Accessed 2026-10-02

Model provenance & limitationsIllustrative 3D model / v2.0.0

Creator: MycoIlm procedural generator
Asset: psilocybe-cubensis-procedural-v2 · v2.0.0
Added: 2026-10-02
Scientific review: Expert review pending
File: GLB · 1,400,068 bytes · 43,728 triangles
License: Project-authored demonstration asset; no third-party model license.

Original procedural geometry generated by MycoIlm's generate_mycovault_curated.py tooling. The poster is a render of this same model, not a specimen photograph.

Original MycoIlm procedural geometry and generated textures; no external model or texture files used.

An educational shape study, not a specimen scan or measured reconstruction. Colors, gill spacing, surface texture and proportions are approximate. No scientific scale or identification validity is claimed.

Expert review pending. Macro geometry, anatomy mappings, color, proportions and scientific scale. Procedural illustration; specimen-based accuracy has not been independently reviewed.

Reference set 2026-10-02.1