Cap at first convex and becomes flattened, usually dry and smooth, white or with a pale yellow tinge, ochre-yellow towards the centre when mature. The cap flesh is white and unchanging. Gills white, emarginate, fairly broad and crowded. Stem white, smooth, fibrous and cylindrical or tapering slightly upwards. The stem has no ring. Spore print white.
Microscopic Features: Spores are roughly elliptical, smooth, measuring 5-7 by 3.5-4.5 μm, and feature a distinct hilar appendage; they do not react with iodine (inamyloid).
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