Pileus: parabolic to blunt, becoming convex to hemispherical; 5 – 12 mm diameter; young specimens white to pale lemon becoming pale grey and finally dark grey; somewhat translucent dry and distinctly plicate (pleated) with radial grooves arranged around a central disc.

Stipe: central, cylindrical; 30-50 × 1-2 mm; off-white to pale yellow-brown at base, dry and shiny.

Gills: adnexed; close; straw yellow, maturing to dark grey but do not liquify.

Spore print: black.

Spores: ellipsoid to almond shaped;7 - 10 × 4- 5.5μm.

Notes:this small whitish fungus is always found in targe troops on woody substrates. Its identity can be confirmed by its warty/spiny spores.