Oh swiftly glides the bonnie boat;
Just parted from the shore,
And to the fisher's chorus-note
Soft moves the dipping oar.
BAILLIE: _Oh Swiftly Glides the Bonnie Boat._


The Polypores

Brackets and Crusts


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This group includes the leathery, tough or woody brackets and crusts, which sometimes look like paint smears. Soft crusts are often slime moulds.

Mushroom shaped polypores


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This group includes the leathery, tough or woody mushroom shaped fungi. Soft bodied mushroom shaped fungi with pores are often Boletus or their allies.