A dark, smooth, club-shaped earth-tongue, up to 70 mm tall, occurring solitary or in small groups in native forest litter. Spores brown, fruiting in winte-early spring.

Fruitbody: scattered to gregarious, 20-40 mm tall, dark brown to black. Spare‑shaped (club‑like), typically to 60 mm tall and ~5 mm wide.
Fertile head: glabrous, slightly compressed, up to 2 mm wide, occupying ⅓-½ of total length.
Stipe: cylindrical, often slightly compressed, dark brown, distinctly alveolate (a key character), up to 2 mm thick at apex.