Irpex lacteus
Irpex lacteus | |
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Irpex lacteus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Basidiomycetes |
Subclass: | Agaricomycetidae |
Order: | Polyporales |
Family: | Steccherinaceae |
Genus: | Irpex |
Species: | I. lacteus |
Binomial name | |
Irpex lacteus (Fr.) Fr., (1828) | |
Synonyms | |
Boletus cinerascens Schwein., (1822) | |
Irpex lacteus is a common fungus spread throughout temperate areas of the world. It is the type of the genus Irpex. Irpex lacteus is considered a polypore, but depending on growth conditions it can also produce hydnoid hymenophore. Due to this variability and abundance of the species it has been described as a new species to science numerous times.
Irpex lacteus is a white-rot fungus that inhabits mainly angiosperm branches and trunks.[1] It is one of the most common wood-rotting fungi for instance in urban North America. Irpex lacteus belongs to the order Polyporales.
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References
- ↑ Gilbertson RL, Ryvarden L (1986) North American polypores 1, Abortiporus to Lindtneria. Oslo, Fungiflora.