a. | Veil cream or pale ochre; spores very broadly fusiform, av. Q < 1.5; on wood, often in wounds of trees; terminal elements of veil up to c. 40 µm wide, not yellowish encrusted: C. spelaiophilus |
b. | Veil distinctly yellowish or ochre; spores ellipsoid to ovoid, av. Q > 1.5; on clayey soil, mud or wood-chips; terminal elements of veil up to c. 20(-25) µm wide, strongly yellowish encrusted: C. ochraceolanatus |