peridium
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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.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
Inner peridium distinct from the outer all round; capillitium nearly free, collapsing when mature, threads long and brittle; spores dingy olive, turning brown; base stem-like, broad and blunt, with root, obconical, somewhat spongy.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
On the ripening of the spores this peridium ruptures, allowing their escape, the capillitium lending valuable aid in their dissemination.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
They are usually somewhat globose in form, having a thick outer coat or peridium, though in some of the genera the outer coat is very thin or obsolete.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
When the spores are fully ripe the peridium opens by a small apical aperture for their dispersion.
From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas
