[3] The species is found in Asia, Europe, and North America,[4] in woods as well as richly soiled parks.

[5] It was first described scientifically by the Danish mycologist Jakob Emanuel Lange in 1940.

The mushroom's cap is light red to red-brown and cream-colored closer to the margin.

The gills are whitish and the flesh is white to pinkish towards the top.

The stem may be slightly larger at the base, cream-colored with patches of the cap color.