Basidiocarps: Gregarious or scattered, forming patches on well‑rotted wood. Stipitate and pileate; overall height to ~9 mm. Pileus cupulate to flattened‑discoid, often irregularly undulate at the margin. 4-10 (-15) mm diameter; older fruitbodies often collapse onto the substrate. Surface externally roughened, sometimes faintly ribbed. Consistency gelatinous, becoming dull orange‑red and leathery when dry.
Growth Habit: Occurs scattered or in loose clusters, often forming small colonies on decayed wood. Fruitbodies frequently tilted or distorted by substrate irregularities. In age, the cup collapses, leaving a flattened, gelatinous patch.
Colour: Highly variable: Pallid cream, orange‑yellow, or orange‑red when fresh. Dries to dull orange or orange‑red. Colour variation is not taxonomically significant; all forms belong to the same species.
Substrate: On angiosperm and gymnosperm wood. In New Zealand, common on deeply decayed broadleaf logs and branches in damp forest.