It fruits in autumn, producing large, edible mushrooms with slimy caps and stems.

The cap is convex and slightly umbonate, coloured grey, brown and olivaceous with a darker, brownish centre.

The flakes and slime extend from the base of the stem to the level of the margin, where they stop abruptly, creating a ring-like zone.

[6][7] Hygrophorus latitabundus is found in coniferous forests, forming ectomycorrhizal relationships exclusively with pines (Pinus).

[8] Its distribution encompasses southern and central Europe, including Austria, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia and Spain.