In coast live oak and bay laurel duff. Cap velvety when young, opening into somewhat broad appressed scales. Cap remaining mostly conical. Stipe texture same as cap. Densely matted cobwebby basal tomentum with rhizomorphs extending from the cobwebby material. Gills with pink hue even when young.
Microscopy: @rudydiaz
Quercus berberidifolia
Conidia hyaline, subfusiform, multi-guttulate, aseptate;(6) 6.5 - 7.8 (8) × (1.8) 2.1 - 2.66 (2.7) µm; Q = (2.3) 2.5 - 3.4 (4.2) ; N = 30.
Me = 7.1 × 2.4 µm ; Qe = 3.
Quercus berberidifolia
Conidia hyaline, subfusiform, multi-guttulate, aseptate;(6) 6.5 - 7.8 (8) × (1.8) 2.1 - 2.66 (2.7) µm; Q = (2.3) 2.5 - 3.4 (4.2) ; N = 30.
Me = 7.1 × 2.4 µm ; Qe = 3.
Cystidia projecting up to 36 µm above hymenial surface, cylindrical and tapering slightly, non-septate, unincrusted, thin-walled, 5 - 7.5 µm diameter.
Spores hyaline, even, slightly curved, apiculate, (10.5) 13.9 - 17.3 (17.8) × (3.9) 4 - 5 (5.7) µm; Q = (2.7) 3.1 - 4 (4.3) ; N = 30
Me = 15.5 × 4.4 µm; Qe = 3.5.