rufescent
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P. convex-obtuse then exp. strigosely silky with long fibrils, rufescent, edge at first involute, strigosely ciliate; g. adnato-decur.; s. stuffed, downy, white. var. eriocephala, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 5-9 cm. convex then infundib. edge involute, rufescent; g. soon tinged rufous; s. 4-6 cm. hollow, rigid, paler than p. flesh pallid; sp. subg. 4-5.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Changed "palllid" to "pallid" on page 56: "pallid then rufescent."
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
P. 2-4 cm. thin, exp. subdepr. glabrous, moist, white, edge incurved, thin; g. slightly decur. crowded, narrow, pale rusty; s. 2-3 cm. rufescent, thickened below; sp. subg.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Similar to No. 726c, but colors more dusky and less rufescent; similar to No. 726b, but much darker; light centers of feathers on head and back much reduced.
From Color Key to North American Birds with bibiographical appendix by Frank M. Chapman
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