tomentum
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The stem is firm, one to two inches long, unequal, rusty-brown, often covered with a dense tomentum.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Coriaceous, tough, pale or whitish; stem well marked, branching from a point, branches numerous, tips pointed; white tomentum at the base of the stem.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
The stem is twisted, subcompressed, sprinkled with a mealy tomentum above, umber below, hollow, rather long, unequal.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha
Leaf medium to large, slightly oblong, with large, deeply-cut compound teeth; basal sinus widely opened, primary sinuses narrow and shallow; smooth on both sides with scattered tomentum below, bright green above, lighter below.
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
It is dwarf, spreading, little more than a foot high, with ovate leaves with brownish tomentum on the under surface.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas
