When you think of a mushroom—whether psilocybin or portobello—you probably envision a stem and cap common for this type of fungi. The new Snowball mushroom is anything but typical.

This particular strain of “magic mushroom” is aptly named, as it resembles dozens of snowballs packed together. Mycologist Pope Joseph painstakingly coaxed a mutation from another mushroom species into creating the look he wanted, says Drew Collins, founder and CEO of InoculateTheWorld (ITW). His company distributes mushroom spores and introduced the Snowball mushroom to the world.

The Snowball is a significant development in growing mushrooms that have psilocybin, a compound that causes psychedelic effects, such as visual and auditory hallucinations. This form is unlike anything that’s ever been seen in mushroom cultivation before, Collins says. “I’ve been describing it as that moment you look out the window of a plane and there’s a never ending field of clouds.”