rufescent
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Similar to No. 758, but back, tail, and flanks without brownish or rufescent tinge.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Chapman, Frank M.
P. 2-4 cm. convex, exp. obtusely umb. fibrillosely scaly, mouse-grey then pale; g. broad pale rufescent then mouse-grey; s. 3-4 cm. fuscous-fibrillose, apex naked, red inside; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 2-3 cm. thin, depr. subumb. rugose, punctate, wavy, dusky cinnamon, flesh grey then yellowish; g. adnate, pinkish rufous; s. 2-3 cm. stuffed, rufescent; milk watery, whitish; sp. 5-6.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
P. 5-8 cm. soon exp. often wavy, flesh thin; g. narrow, becoming rufescent; s. 5-8 cm. equal, elastic, rather mealy; sp.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
Changed "palllid" to "pallid" on page 56: "pallid then rufescent."
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George
