 The cap 's surface is convex to flattened , more or less uneven and sometimes slightly depressed in the center . It is usually densely covered with " hairs " that give it a texture similar to felt or velvet ; these hairs are sloughed off in age , leaving the caps of mature specimens smooth . Its shape varies from somewhat round to irregular , 4 to 10 cm ( 1 @.@ 6 to 3 @.@ 9 in ) , or even as much as 20 cm ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) wide as a result of confluence . The cap is initially whitish , but later turns slightly brownish , with irregular dark @-@ brown to nearly black blotches where it is bruised . In maturity , the surface is fibrous and tough , scaly and jagged , grayish @-@ brown in the upper part of the cap , and somewhat woody . The flesh is a pale pinkish @-@ brown . 
 The cap <a href='null_genetive' title='1'><mark>'s</mark></a>surface <a href='drop_aux' title='2'><mark>is</mark></a>convex to flattened , more or less uneven and sometimes slightly depressed in the center . It <a href='drop_aux' title='3'><mark>is</mark></a>usually densely covered with " hairs " <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>give it a texture similar to felt or velvet ; these hairs are sloughed off in age , leaving the caps of mature specimens smooth . Its shape <a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>varies</mark></a> from somewhat round to irregular , 4 to 10 cm ( 1 @.@ 6 to 3 @.@ 9 in ) , or even as much as 20 cm ( 7 @.@ 9 in ) wide as a result of confluence . The cap <a href='drop_aux' title='6'><mark>is</mark></a>initially whitish , but later <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>turns</mark></a> slightly brownish , with irregular dark @-@ brown to nearly black blotches where it is bruised . In maturity , the surface <a href='drop_aux' title='8'><mark>is</mark></a>fibrous and tough , scaly and jagged , grayish @-@ brown in the upper part of the cap , and somewhat woody . The flesh <a href='drop_aux' title='9'><mark>is</mark></a>a pale pinkish @-@ brown . 
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