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Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)? ID Tentative. Growing on a small hardwood branch in a dense mixed forest.<br /> This formation reminds me a lot of Christine&#039;s observation here:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76480/irpex_lacteus.html" title="Irpex lacteus"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/76480_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=9xcbzo%2BgTmyV%2BmW%2Fz0IhSXuCvA0%3D" width="138" height="152" alt="Irpex lacteus *ID is tentative*<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a tree in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76481/irpex_lacteus.html Fall,Geotagged,Irpex lacteus,United States,irpex" /></a></figure> Geotagged,Irpex lacteus,United States,Winter Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Milk-white Toothed Polypore (Irpex lacteus)?

ID Tentative. Growing on a small hardwood branch in a dense mixed forest.
This formation reminds me a lot of Christine's observation here:

Irpex lacteus *ID is tentative*<br /> <br /> Habitat: Growing on a tree in a mixed forest<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/76481/irpex_lacteus.html Fall,Geotagged,Irpex lacteus,United States,irpex

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    Definitely similar. Have you posted elsewhere for feedback? Posted 5 years ago
    1. View Flown Kimmerling's profile
      Flown Kimmerling
      Lion
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      Yep. Joan is in agreement with my ID. Posted 5 years ago

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The Irpex lacteus

''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.

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Similar species: Polyporales
Species identified by Flown Kimmerling
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By Flown Kimmerling

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Uploaded Feb 6, 2020. Captured Jan 12, 2020 12:22 in 234 Oakman Rd NE, Ranger, GA 30734, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 6D Mark II
  • f/25.0
  • 1/41s
  • ISO160
  • 100mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.