This is intentional, and the real Stamets had input on the show. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Stamets_(mycologist) https://memory-alpha.fandom.com

This is intentional, and the real Stamets had input on the show. https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Stamets_(mycologist) https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Paul_Stamets_(mycologis...