MycoKey : the species Irpex lacteus

Generic short diagnoses: Resupinate to reflexed and often with a buff to salmon hymenium of warts, spines, teeth or pores contrasting the sterile, white margin; with skeletal hyphae and thick-walled encrusted, tramal cystidia.


Irpex lacteus

Irpex lacteus , piggmusling, vittagging, Melkwitte irpex, Milchweißer Resupinatstacheling
Illustration and © Morten Christensen
Irpex lacteus , piggmusling, vittagging, Melkwitte irpex, Milchweißer Resupinatstacheling
old specimen
Illustration and © Heikki Kotiranta
Russia, 10507

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