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GUEST, Jos BS: Puffballs (27) RE: BS: Puffballs 18 Nov 05

I have read/heard conflicting advice about gathering mushrooms:

1 Take the whole thing, including the base, so that you can take it home and identify it.
[If I was unsure enough to need to do that I wouldn't risk it anyway.]

2 Cut the stem, as taking the whole thing, including the base, weakens the plant below ground.

3 Take the whole thing, including the base, as a cut stem can be a source of infection and so weaken or destroy the plant below ground.

So (in addition to leaving some where they are so that they can reproduce), what is really best for the plant?

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