tomentum
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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 Miron Elisha Hard
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 Miron Elisha Hard
The upper cap is pliable, compact, soft, and covered with a soft tomentum, the lower cap, contiguous with the stem, is woody and corky.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
P. tomentosa China and Japan Pinkish This is a pretty, small branching shrub, with stout leaves covered with a thick tomentum; the flowers are followed by small red fruits.
From Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook
As the plant expands the reddish tomentum is broken into scales of the same color, revealing the yellowish color of the pileus beneath.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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