Hello! I’m wondering about the general safety of collecting distressed/insect-eaten/sick leaves (within reason, i.e. not eggs or active infestations) to press and dry for aesthetic reasons. I’m relatively new to botany but the more I learn, the more I realize how easy it is to miscalculate its dangers. Would it be a terrible idea to pluck leaves flecked with mysterious speckles or tunneled by leaf miners? Thanks!
by TigrePeludo