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A small, bright yellow Pluteus that grows on rotting hardwood logs and stumps, with free gills that turn pink as the spores mature and no volva. North American collections have often been reported as P. admirabilis or P. chrysophaeus; molecular studies treat P. admirabilis as the same species, and Justo et al. (2011) recommended dropping the name chrysophaeus, whose original illustration shows a brown rather than yellow cap.
Edibility is not documented. It is far too small and thin to be a food species, and several other Pluteus species contain psilocybin, so small yellow wood-inhabiting mushrooms should not be eaten.
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