Cap buff to warm brown, initially hemispherical becoming convex and then flattening with a low umbo. The flesh is cream-coloured, soft and full. Gills crowded, sinuate, notched and pink to dark ocher coloured. Stem rust coloured with brownish fibrils, tapering slightly upwards from a more or less bulbous base. It has no ring. Spore print pale cream coloured.
Microscopic Features: The spores are ellipsoidal and finely warty, measuring 7-9.5 x 4-6μm and amyloid.
Melanoleuca cognata on the First NatureWeb site.
Melanoleuca cognata on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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