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Hygrophorus subsect. Aurei
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Hygrophorus subsect. Aurei

Aurei

The aureus (pl. aurei, 'golden', used as a noun) was a gold coin of ancient Rome originally valued at 25 pure silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. The aureus was about the same size as the denarius, but heavier due to the higher density of gold (as opposed to that of silver).

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16 branches of this group, most-observed first

Herald of Winter

speciesHygrophorus hypothejus

Larch Waxy Cap

speciesHygrophorus speciosus

yellow-centered waxy cap

speciesHygrophorus flavodiscus

Coppery Waxcap

speciesHygrophorus siccipes

Hygrophorus fuligineus

speciesHygrophorus fuligineus

Hygrophorus gliocyclus

speciesHygrophorus gliocyclus

larch woodwax

speciesHygrophorus lucorum

Hygrophorus boyeri

speciesHygrophorus boyeri

Hygrophorus meridionalis

speciesHygrophorus meridionalis

Hygrophorus pinetorum

speciesHygrophorus pinetorum

Hygrophorus esculentus

speciesHygrophorus esculentus

Hygrophorus xiangjun

speciesHygrophorus xiangjun

Hygrophorus alpinus

speciesHygrophorus alpinus

Hygrophorus pseudohypothejus

speciesHygrophorus pseudohypothejus

Hygrophorus sp. 'speciosus-NB01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'speciosus-NB01'

Hygrophorus sp. 'siccipes-CA01'

speciesHygrophorus sp. 'siccipes-CA01'

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1135970.