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An upright, stemless, column-shaped ascomycete with a ridged or pitted, whitish to brownish surface and a white interior with several lengthwise cavities. It grows on the ground among fallen leaves in eastern North American woods. It is the only species still accepted in Underwoodia, in the false-morel family (Helvellaceae).
Edibility unknown; not recommended. It belongs to Helvellaceae, a family in which several species cause poisoning when raw or undercooked.
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