Fruitbodies: Coralloid, 20–60 mm tall, sparsely to moderately branched. Branches flattened or slightly compressed, pale ochre to buff, becoming paler on drying. Texture brittle, easily snapped.
Apex: Rounded, forked, or irregularly notched; never spiny. Tips often paler than the branches.
Colour: Pale ochre, buff, alutaceous, grey‑buff; drying much paler, often whitish.
Surface: Smooth to faintly pruinose when young; becoming slightly wrinkled with age.
Base: Short, indistinct, white to pale cream; often partly buried in humus.
Size: Clusters typically 20–60 mm tall and 10–30 mm wide.
Growth habit: Moist, shaded forest; among leaf litter, humus, or moss.