"Rubiginous" Quotes from Famous Books
... coriaceous, resupinate, effused, reflexed, the lower margin generally adhering firmly, somewhat fasciated; velvety, rubiginous or rusty in color, then becoming smooth and bright brown, the intermediate stratum tawny-ferruginous. The hymenium ferruginous and velvety. It is found here upon soft woods such as chestnut ... — The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise - Its Habitat and its Time of Growth • M. E. Hard |