Alutaceous
Zoology. covered with minute cracks or wrinkles and having a pale, leathery-brown color.
having the color of soft brown leather.
Historical Examples
The head is a light yellow in all specimens I found, not alutaceous as Schw.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise M. E. Hard
Its habitat, its reddish or alutaceous cap, and its paler gills will clearly identify the species.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise M. E. Hard
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