Some fungi are so delicate that it’s very difficult to photograph the underside without damaging the specimen. Is it acceptable to pluck up a mushroom so as to better photograph the underside? What’s the accepted practice?

Damage to specimens

bobmcd January 29, 2021, 5:00pm 6

I had shown a hack with elastics, a pocket mirror, and chopsticks here for just that.
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/life-hacks-for-naturalists/4636/54

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