The diameter of its cap usually does not exceed 6 cm, but its stalk can be quite tall - up to 10 cm. Spore powder is violet-brown. It grows in clusters on stumps in deciduous and coniferous forests from August to October. It is very common in Latvia, and it is a good edible mushroom. One can fry it at once or make soups.

Cepama bez iepriekšējas novārīšanas, garšīga, lietojama zupām; kātiņi sīksti. Nesajaukt ar citām, uz koksnes augošām indīgām sēnēm, piemēram, rūgtajām un ķieģeļsarkanajām sērsēnēm vai dažādu sugu ķiverenēm (Galerina spp.).