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A spore print formed by placing a mushroom gill-side down.
Rights: The University of Waikato – Te Whare Wananga o Waikato Published 18 November 2018 Size: 1.7 MB Referencing Hub media

Make a spore print by placing a mushroom gill-side down, covering it with a bowl and leaving it overnight. Mature mushrooms should drop their spores, leaving a print.

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    Making a mushroom spore print

    In this activity, students create a spore print from a mushroom. Individual fungal spores are microscopic and cannot be seen with the human eye, but spore prints allow students to visualise ...

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