A fungus, Irpex lacteus, growing on a stick.

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Underside of a fungus, Irpex lacteus, growing on a stick. I. lacteus is sometimes saprophytic, but it can also be parasitic.

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Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Keywords: background, basidiomycete, basidiomycetes, basidiomycota, black, close, close-, decompose, decomposer, decomposition, fungi, fungus, irpex, islc, labyrinth, lacteus, macro, maze, pathogen, pathogenic, plain, polyporales, polyporus, saprobe, saprophyte, saprophytic, steccherinaceae, tulipiferae