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pulverulent

[puhl-ver-yuh-luhnt, -ver-uh-luhnt] / pʌlˈvɛr yə lənt, -ˈvɛr ə lənt /


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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

P. elliptic-oblong then campan. striate, snow-white edge becoming rosy, pulverulent, with tawny flecks; g. free; s.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George

Differs from M. paupercula in pulverulent stem and pileus. paupercula, B. Smell strong.

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. 2-3 cm. greyish white, pulverulent, convex then depr. even, extreme edge persistently incurved; g. crowded, narrow, white; s. 3-4 cm. solid, whitish, slightly striate; sp.

From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by Massee, George




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