spathulate
Americanadjective
adjective
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P. subcoriaceous, base narrowed, erect, spathulate then utriculiform, undulately lobed, pruinose, dingy white then livid violet; g. decur. very narrow, tinged rose. conchatus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
The leaves are radical, 6in. to 8in. long, oval, or somewhat spathulate, waved, leathery, shining and dark green, the outer ones prostrate, the whole being arranged in lax rosette form.
From Hardy Perennials and Old Fashioned Flowers Describing the Most Desirable Plants, for Borders, Rockeries, and Shrubberies. by John Wood
These wing-like expansions of the cap on the opposite sides of the stem give the spathulate form to the plant.
From Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc. by George Francis Atkinson
P. fleshy, spathulate, glabrous, brownish; g. dichotomous, crowded, white; s. thin, glabrous. muscigenus, Fr.
From European Fungus Flora: Agaricaceae by George Massee
Yellow, cartilaginous, especially when dry, spathulate, expanded above, hymenium slightly ribbed, contracted where it issues from a log.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
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