The thick feet ( sericeocybe ) are mushrooms and form a sub-genus of the veils ( Cortinarius ). Some authors combine them with the belt feet and water heads in a subgenus.
Most important characteristics: The hat skin is never slimy-greasy, hardly woolly or felty. At most, the surface is slightly greasy when it is damp. The hat skin often looks silky to mica. Bluish shades are common in this group of mushrooms.
The hat is not hygrophan, rarely a bit slimy, but mostly dry. The surface is silky to mica, rarely scaly or felty. The hat color does not change when the fungus loses moisture.
The lamellae are clay-colored, brownish to rust-brown, blue to purple.
The stem is dry, the shape cylindrical and often thickened a little club at the foot.
The spore powder is rusty brown.
Microscopic features
The spores are 6.5–9 × 4–6 μm in size, elliptical in shape. The surface is slightly rough.
Occurrence
As mycorrhizal fungi , the thick feet are bound to deciduous or coniferous trees and therefore only occur in forests or on the edge of the forest. The time of publication is usually autumn .
Food value
The enjoyment value of most thick feet is doubtful. All species are believed to be inedible or slightly poisonous.
Systematics
The shape and surface of the stem are important for further determination. The smell, location, color and type of hat surface can provide further clues about the species.
Types of thick feet and silk heads ( sericeocybe )
There are around 40 species in German-speaking countries.
Thick feet and silk heads in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
