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Irpex lacteus
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Fungus Host: Hardwood
Seasonal Growth: Annual
Shape and Texture: Tough or leathery
Fruiting Location #1: Main trunk
Fruiting Location #2: Upper trunk-branches
Hymenium: Teeth
Thickness: Thin less then 1/2 inch
Stem: Absent
Urban Commonality Rating: Common
Common Hosts #1: Maple
Common Hosts #2: Oak
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1. Habit on a scaffold branch on a red oak
Irpex lacteus
2. Habit on a sugar maple upper trunk
Irpex lacteus
3. Habit on a declining sugar maple
Irpex lacteus
4. Close up of toothed pore layer
Irpex lacteus
5. Pore layer on a Norway maple
Irpex lacteus
6. Close up of pore layer
Irpex lacteus