pulverulent

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The variety papulatum is subrotund, sessile, papillose and pulverulent, the warts being nearly uniform in size.

From Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous by Taylor, Thomas

P. 4-6 mm. hemispherical, brown, paler towards striate margin, sprinkled with minute particles; g. adnexed, sinuate; s. 1.5-2 cm. umber, paler upwards, everywhere pulverulent; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

P. 1-1.5 cm. convex then plane, subumb. glabrous, viscid, silky at margin, whitish; g. white then fuscescent; s. 2-3 cm. fistulose, contorted, pulverulent; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

When specimens are very old and decaying, the interior may become pulverulent or deliquescent.

From Fungi: Their Nature and Uses by Cooke, M. C. (Mordecai Cubitt)

P. obovate or reniform, lateral, not immarginate behind, sessile, entire, edge lobed, convex, grey, base blackish, minutely pulverulent; g. grey, simple; sp. glob. 3-5. tremulus, Fr.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George