floccose

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P. obtuse, sulcate, with glutinous mealy flecks; g. attached to ring behind, s. floccose, bulbous.

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The peridium or rind is membranaceous, smooth, or very slightly floccose, and creamy white at first, turning to pale yellowish-brown when the plant is old.

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The stem is two to three inches long, tapering upward, loosely stuffed, finally hollow, often floccose at the base.

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The gills are said to be of one color and the ring floccose, viscose, and evanescent in drying.

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Stem short, not rooting, entering matrix abruptly, often with a small floccose tubercle at base.

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