[3] The mat and wrinkled fruiting body has the shape of a club with a rounded top.

[5] Through its appearance it could be mistaken for C. truncatus, a species found in coniferous montane forests.

Native to Europe and North America, the rare species grows during summer and autumn, almost exclusively in beech forest on calcareous soil on litter and woodchips.

[6] There have been reports of the mushroom being a "nutraceutical and/or functional food"[7] due to its high antioxidant activity and containing essential fatty acids.

[8] According to one field guide, the americana variety of the species usually does not have enough flesh to make it worthwhile to eat.