The diameter of this mushroom usually varies from 4 to 9 cm. Spore powder is yellow. It grows usually in rich clusters on stumps of coniferous and deciduous trees. Its growing season is from September to October. It is very rare in Latvia. It is edible after boiling. Some people may suffer digestive upsets from this mushroom.

Ēdama, jānovāra. Šīs sēnes ir labas gan marinētas, gan sālītas, taču dažiem cilvēkiem var izraisīt gremošanas traucējumus.