This is a commonly encountered species of disturbed areas such as trailsides. It is a widespread fungus found under conifers or in woodchips usually growing in large groups or clusters. Caps are recognized by their reddish-brown coloration, wrinkled and strongly striate appearance and flat surface with a sunken center. In age the color changes to deep vinaceous brown. They are under 1.5 inches across. Gills are attached by a collar that may dissolve and give them a free appearance in age. They are light brownish and close to subdistant. The stipes are central, tough, wiry, thin, and less than three inches tall. Fruit bodies are long-lasting and may be somewhat marcescent and able to reconstitute in wet weather. Nothing is known of their edibility but the odor and taste are indistinct. They drop a white spore print.