The diameter of its cap rarely exceeds 8 cm. Spore powder is violet-brown. It grows on grassy forest tracks in coniferous and mixed forests from August to November. This is one of Latvia's most colorful fungi - because of its blue-green color with yellow dots on the cap. It is common in Latvia. If one wishes to consume this mushroom, it should be boiled for 15 minutes and its viscid peel taken away. However, it would be the best to avoid this mushroom, since it has been reported to be slightly hallucinogenic.

Ēdama, taču mazvērtīga. Jānovāra, iepriekš noņemot lipīgo virsmiziņu. Var marinēt vai sālīt.