The diameter of its cap rarely exceeds 3 cm. Spore powder is creamy-colored. It grows abundantly on fallen spruce cones, usually several fruit-bodies on a single cone. One of the first tiny mushrooms to appear in the spring (from December to March or April). It is very common in Latvia. One can fry it without boiling. However, they are so small that usually it does not make sense to collect them.

Uzreiz cepamas, taču sēnes ir tik maziņas, ka parasti tās nav vērts vākt.