Small, stipitate cups or discs, typically blue‑green to turquoise, arising from decaying wood. The apothecia are gelatinous to fleshy, smooth or with short hairs, and often clustered. wood that these species are found on tains green and was once prized for use in furniture making and inlay work.

With sixteen Chlorociboria species found in New Zealand, trying to identify one without a microscope is next to impossible, and even with one, it's not much easier.