The diameter of its cap usually does not exceed 7 cm, its stalk is similar in size. The margin of its cap is almost transparent when wet. Spore powder is rusty-brown. It grows in clusters on stumps from May to November. It is very common in Latvia. It is edible, very tasty, good for frying, especially in soups (use only caps). There are some poisonous fungi in Latvia that grow on wood and look quite similar, for example, the deadly Galerina marginata. However, Kuehneromyces mutabilis differs in that the surface of the stalk below the ring zone is scaly and not fibrous.

Ļoti garšīga, cepama bez iepriekšējas novārīšanas, garšīga zupās, var marinēt. Taču jābūt uzmanīgiem, jo Latvijā ir sastopamas arī uz koksnes augošas sēnes, kuras ir nāvīgi indīgas, piemēram, apmalotā ķiverene, kuras kātiņš zem gredzena ir šķiedrains, nevis zvīņains kā mainīgajai pacelmenei.