rufescent

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They resemble C. n. rufus in small size and cranial characters, but are more nearly C. n. gregoryi in the darker, less brightly rufescent color of the pelage.

From Comments on the Taxonomy and Geographic Distribution of Some North American Marsupials, Insectivores and Carnivores by Hall, E. Raymond (Eugene Raymond)

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

P. 4-7 mm. camp. umb. striate, pinkish, rufescent, white, &c., often pruinose; g. narrow; s. 2-3 cm. curved, base downy; sp. 7-8 � 3.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. campan.-convex, obtuse, slightly striate, rufescent; g. distant; s. even, glabrous, yellow. var. squamulosa, Karst.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. exp. obtuse, even, yellow then rufescent; g. yellow; s. solid, fibrillose, yellow. nictitans, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George