It is widely distributed in temperate regions, where it typically grows in moist locations, often among mosses.

[2][3] Galerina vittiformis has a honey-coloured, striped, hygrophanous cap, that is 0.4–2.5 centimetres (0.16–0.98 in) wide.

Its shape is bluntly conical becoming broadly convex and even flat with age, often with a prominent umbo.

The gills of Galerina vittiformis are adnate and tawny to cream coloured.

Its stem is equal and pale yellow to chestnut brown, and is initially slightly downy.