The stipe is 12 cm long, 15–30 mm thick, and "Russet Brown" with streaks and furfuraceous texture, usually tapering towards the base and slightly bulbous at the end.

A cottony ring is present at the stipe's apex, with gray to dirty white and gray-black thin fluffy filaments on the upper and lower parts.

The fungus has large hymenophoral pores (1–3 mm diameter) that are "Mikado Brown," decurrent on the stipe, angular or comb-like, and gray-black discolored upon exposure.

[3] Phylogenetically, S. glabriceps is closely related to S. pteroreticulosporus and they fall into a clade that shares reticulate basidiospore mash (Han et al.

[4] Nevertheless, S. pteroreticulosporus stands out due to its petite, upright, conical scales (1–3 mm in height and 1–3 mm in diameter at the base) on the cap, a rusty red hue when exposed, and it is observed to found in forest dominated by Pinus spp.

Subtropical regions of China, Japan, and India, and it can be found either alone or in small groups (Han et al.