Fruit body: cap up to 15 cm, fleshy, rounded then expanded, with wine-red spots on bright surface. Gills are crowded, adnate, whitish, with wine-red sprinkles. Stem is up to 12x3 cm, narrower towards base, paler than cap.

Microscopy: spores ellipsoid to ovoid, 7-9x5.5-6.5 μm.

Flesh: whitish, with red sprinkles, without distinct smell, sweetish to somewhat sour taste.

Habitat: under deciduous trees, especially under oak (Quercus), on warm, calcareous terrains.

Edibility: edible.

Reference: Uzelac, B. (2009). Gljive Srbije i zapadnog Balkana, BGV Logik, Beograd.