| Habit | slender | less slender |
|---|---|---|
| Pileus surface | subhygrophanous with age | No hygrophanous |
| Umbo | pronounced | low |
| Veil | more evident when young | faintly when young |
| Pileus colour | orange-reddish hue | less orange hue |
| Pileus margin | often furfuraceous | smoother |
| Stipe | sometimes pinkish nuances near the apex | no pinkish nuances |
| Odour | no spermatical | spermatical |
| Basidiospores | 7.8–10.3 x 4.7–6.0 µm | 6.9–10.4 x 4.4–5.8 µm |
| Basidiospore average | 8.9 x 5.2 µm | 8.5 x 5.2 µm |
| Basidiospore Apex | often papillate | no papillate |
| Pleurocystidia shape | no subcapitate | sometimes subcapitate |
| Pleurocystidia size | 36–97 x 9–15 µm | 44–80 x 8–16 µm |
| Pleurocystidia walls | up to 1.5 µm | up to 1.9 µm |
| Caulocystidia size | 45–110 (115) x 8–14 µm | 44–72 x 8–14 µm |
| Habitat | preferences under | preference under |