The size of this mushroom can range from 3 to 12 cm in diameter. It has no ring on the stalk unlike, for example, Amanita muscaria. Spore powder is white. It grows under pines (rarely - spruce) from June to September. One can find this mushroom on the edges of bogs and among bilberry bushes. It prefers acidulous soil. It is very common in Latvia. Edible when boiled about 30 minutes, poisonous when fresh.

Ēdama, var lietot kopā ar citām sēnēm. Tikai cepta ir indīga, tāpēc iepriekš sēnes jānovāra apmēram pusstundu un ūdens jānolej. Atrodama arī sausā laikā purvu malās, kad citas ēdamas sēnes ir retums.