 The thick gills are decurrent (attached to and extending a short ways down the stem), well spaced, ochraceous buff to pale orange when young, but turning to blackish after the spores mature.In his original description, Peck noted that the gills, when viewed with a hand lens, "appear velvety due to the abundant spores".The fruit bodies are initially covered with a thin, web-like partial veil that soon disappears as the cap expands.