Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 46.
Medelpad, 19/05/1732, ¶157:
On the roof and sides of the entrance I saw small fungi on the rock itself; they were quite distinct from other kinds and reembled sponge. Formless. Substance like a piece of oiled ‘Fungus betulinus’ [Birch-tree Polypore] torn from the medulla.