The pubescence disappears from the old portions of the cap, so that it is smooth.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
The pubescence or tomentum is more prominent on the intermediate zones.
"Studies of American Fungi. Mushrooms, Edible, Poisonous, etc."
George Francis Atkinson
All that transpires during pubescence is symptomatic of the underlying tidal stir in the cells.
"The Glands Regulating Personality"
Louis Berman, M.D.