peridium
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When the spores are ready for dissemination a small aperture appears in the top of the peridium, through which they push their way outwards like a little puff of smoke.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Plant dingy white or brownish yellow; pear-shaped, or obovate pyriforme, sometimes approaching L. gemmatum in size and shape, but easily distinguished from that species by the surface features of the peridium and the internal hyph�.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
The persistent base of the peridium is also characteristic, very prominent sometimes, and visible to the naked eye.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
The stipe is generally very short, about one-tenth the total height; sometimes, when the peridium is more globose, the stipe is proportionally longer.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
In some instances the peridium is almost smooth, and sometimes cracks in areas, inner peridium thin and tough.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas