Stipe (mycology) puffballs, earthstars, some polypores, jelly fungi, ergots, and smuts. It is often the case that features of the stipe are required to make a positive identification of a mushroom. Such distinguishing characters include: When collecting mushrooms for identification it is critical to maintain all these characters intact by digging the mushroom out of the soil, rather than cutting it off mid-stipe. Stipe (mycology) In mycology, a stipe () is the stem or stalk-like feature supporting the cap of a mushroom. Like all tissues of the mushroom other than the hymenium, the stipe is composed of sterile hyphal tissue. In many
The Gothenburg Study of Children with DAMP rate in the follow-up study was low.) In February 2002 Eva Kärfve demanded access (as a private person) to all the records from the Gothenburg study. In April 2002 Leif Elinder wrote Gothenburg University, demanding the University make an investigation whether "good ethical standard of research" had been followed. In July 2002 Leif Elinder demanded access to records from the Gothenburg study. Kärfve and Elinder were not satisfied with this dismissal and continued to demand access to the medical records. In their letters, they did not refer to allegations of scientific misconduct but to the necessity to investigate the basis