Fungi Groups

Soft, fleshy with gills underneath the cap.

Variable in shape, always with narrow, downward-projecting teeth.

Pouch fungi (with a stalk) and truffle-like fungi (without a stalk)

Bolete fungi and other fleshy fungi with pores underneath the cap

Narrow, upright, often branched stalks, usually brightly coloured, resembling coral

Spores released in brown powdery masses

Looking like tiny birds nest, with egg-like shapes inside

Small, tough, rubbery stalks on soil, black, green or yellow

Large, thick, woody fungi with tiny pores underneath

Thin fruiting bodies flat against wook, either smooth, with pores or short teeth

Tiny to large, upright cups, sometimes on a stalk

Tough, rubber fungi on wood, variable in shape

Extremely variable in shape, always with dark, foul-smelling masses of spores

Flat or rounded, very hard, black, purple or orange, on wood

Thin-fleshed, tough, leathery fungi on wood

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