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Irpex lacteus

Fungi

Family: Irpicaceae · Genus: Irpex

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Irpex lacteus is a common crust fungus distributed 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 a hydnoid hymenophore. Due to this variability and abundance of the species it has been described as a new species to science numerous times and subsequently has an extensive synonymy. The complete genome sequence of Irpex lacteus was reported in 2017.

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Growing details and traits for Irpex lacteus in the Library.

No cultivars in the Library yet — the full profile above covers the species itself.