Description:
mushroom
Fruiting Body: cap 1-3.5 cm; stalk central, 4-10 cm long x 2-5 mm diameter, equal or tapering upwards. Spore Print Color: black. Spores: basidiospores (6.5) 7-10 x 4-5 x 4.5-6 µm, fusiform to ovoid, dark red-brown, central germ pore.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature: single to caespitose tan-colored medium sized mushrooms with micaceous coating on wood

Nutritional Mode: saprobe

Substrate: on logs, stumps, or buried wood

Habitat: woodlands, wooded gardens, wherever dead wood is

Fruiting Season: spring, summer, fall