This species is commonly collected on senescent leaves and stalks of red ginger.
It has a white pileus with pale grey disc, white reticulate lamellae and a pure white
stipe. Marasmiellus pacificus  is similar to the common North American species M.
candidus  of sect. Candidi .  For a comparison see Canad. J. Bot. 70: 530-542, 1992.