Cap brownish grey, convex, becoming flattened, smooth. The flesh is white and thin. It can also be off-white or brownish-black. Gills crowded, white, and somewhat sinuate. Stem thin, elongated, lighter at the top and darker at the bottom. Woolly strands are visible at the base. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: The spores are elongated-ellipsoidal, and the cystids take on an elongated-fusiform shape.
Similar species include Strobilurus stephanocystis and Strobilurus tenacellus which favour pine cones.
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