Mushrooms in this genus are small to medium sized and usually tend to grow in grass, manure, wood chips and garden mulch; they grow on the ground on deadwood or may be found growing out of wood chips on trees. They generally have a rusty brownish spore print; i.e. the residue left behind once spores are emitted. Mushrooms in this genus are generally considered poisonous, some however are edible, but hard to identify and differentiate; it is advised not to pursue this genus for consumption.