A stout, white to cream club fungus, larger and more robust than most Clavaria species. Fruitbodies are simple, erect, unbranched, with a smooth surface and a firm, fleshy texture. Distinguished microscopically by its large, ellipsoid spores, which give the species its name.

Fruitbodies: Simple, erect, unbranched clubs
Colour: Coral-pink
Form: Simple clubs
Size: 40-80 mm tall, 2-3mm thick
Growth habit: Single or gregarious, slender, gracile, arising from a small, white mycelial patch