Pleurocystidia are 45–85 by 12–30 µm, fusiform or utriform, and commonly have an apical excrescence up to 10–15 µm long. Cheilocystidia are 45–70 by 14–25 µm, mostly lageniform, a few clavate, utriform or ovate; they completely cover the gill edge. The pileipellis is an ixocutis (parallel hyphae wide embedded in a gelatinous matrix), while the Stipitipellis is a cutis (parallel hyphae not embedded in a gelatinous matrix). Caulocystidia are sometimes present, and they measure 100–250 by 10–15 µm, mostly cylindrical. "Volvopluteus asiaticus" is a saprotrophic mushroom. The type collection was collected on the ground, in a forest area. This species is only known from the type locality: Tonebetsu Nature Park in Hokkaido, Japan. Molecular analyses of the internal transcribed spacer region clearly separate the four species currently recognized in "Volvopluteus" but morphological identification can be more difficult due to the sometimes overlapping morphological variation among the species. Size of the basidiocarps, color of the pileus, spore size, presence or absence of cystidia and morphology of the cystidia are the most important characters for morphological species delimitation in the genus. "Volvopluteus asiaticus" stands apart from other species by the pleurocystidia provided with apical excrescences and the cheilocystidia that are predominantly lageniform.