stipe

This species is unique for the dorsal attachment of its stipe to the top of the pileus, and the abundant cystidia covering all surfaces of the fruiting body.

The stipe, or stem, attaches to the holdfast and supports the blades, which typically float in the water, thanks to air bladders.

To study this, a team of Japanese researchers inserted subdermal needle electrodes into the caps and stipes of a type of mushroom called Laccaria bicolor.

If it's a mushroom, you might wanna cut off a stipe and the cap and dry it.

The current American flag, which features 50 stars and 13 stipes to represent each U.S. state and the original British colonies that declared their independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain.