The
cap is convex to depressed and is coloured a distinctive bloody red, pink, crimson or purple. Sometimes it may show a yellowish or orange tinge in the centre. It may measure between 6 and 20 cm in diameter. The
flesh is white with a mild taste and without scent; it quickly becomes soft and spongy and also greyish. The crowded
gills are cream coloured when young, and become yellow with age. They are adnexed and are generally thin. Their edges may sometimes occur reddish. The
amyloid, elli
spores measure 8–10 by 7–10
μm are warty and are covered by an incomplete mesh. The
stem is white, sometimes with a pink hue, slightly clubbed. It may measure 5 to 15 cm in height and up to 3 cm in diameter. ==Distribution, ecology and habitat==