tomentum

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P. convexo-plane, broadly and obtusely umb. pallid grey; with thin hoary tomentum; g. crowded, whitish then dingy, broadest behind; s. equal, often curved, pallid, base strigose; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

The stem is short and rather thick, often swollen, covered with a reddish-brown tomentum.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

The plant is quite hardy and easily identified because of its long and slender stem, with the grayish tomentum at the base.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha

It makes a dense bush, with medium-sized leaves, green above, and covered with a dense greyish tomentum beneath.

From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Cook, Ernest Thomas

It is a large, meaty, acrid white species, with a thick, soft, cottony tomentum on the margin of the pileus of the young plant.

From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Hard, Miron Elisha