 It is fleshy, with an uneven velvety surface, and dark brown to nearly black; the margin of the cap is a pale cream color.Young specimens are covered by a grayish bloom.The tubes that comprise the undersurface of the cap (the hymenium) are up to long and angular, yellow, becoming dirty yellow and finally greenish-yellow; there are 1–2 pores per millimeter on the hymenium surface.