The surface is uniformly light brown or tan but fades with age leaving the cap centre and margins slightly darker brown but as it is hygrophanous the colours can become darker after remoistening.

Stem: 2.8-6.5 cm long and 1-2 (2.5)mm thick with or without a slightly bulbous 1.3-3mm base.

Ellipsoid and smooth with a double wall of around 0.5 μm thick and a broad 1.8μm germ pore.

[3] In open habitats such as meadows and road sides often with sandy or gravelly soil and also found on South facing slopes up to 300m in altitude.

Found in May and June in Central Europe with collections from Argentina in parks and gardens during January and November.