pulverulent
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P. 2-3 cm. convexo-plane, yellow brown, ochre when dry; g. adnexed; s. 2-4 cm. fistulose, thin, pulverulent, yellowish, with a long filiform root; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 4-6 mm. hemispherical, brown, paler towards striate margin, sprinkled with minute particles; g. adnexed, sinuate; s. 1.5-2 cm. umber, paler upwards, everywhere pulverulent; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
In Coleosporium there are two kinds of spores, one kind consisting of pulverulent single cells, and the other of elongated septate cells, which break up into obovate joints.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
The diffusion of these fruits is more or less complete according to their compact or pulverulent nature.
From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt) Cooke
P. very acuminate, striate, flocculose; g. decur. branched; s. filiform, pulverulent, the slight bulb hairy; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
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