Growing from the ground near conifer forest and the edge of a field. The long, narrow stipe of this mushroom is dark brown, except for close to the cap, where it turns the color of the cap, a warm orangey beige. Mushrooms about 5 inches tall. Caps no more than 3/4 inch diameter, many smaller than that.
< 5 mm diameter, growing in a downed branch on the forest floor.
Caps convoluted, saddle-shaped, tan
Stalks: Concolorous with cap, thick, hollow
Habitat: Well-rotted wood
Bulbous base, no smell. Cedar and hemlock around