Hypericum sechmenii (Seçmen's St John's wort) is a rare species of flowering plant in the St John's wort family that is found in Eskişehir Province in central Turkey. It was first described and assigned to the genus Hypericum in 2009, and was later placed into the section Adenosepalum. H. sechmenii is a perennial herb that grows 3 to 6 centimeters (1 to 2 inches) tall and blooms in June and July. The stems of the plant are smooth and hairless, while the leaves are leathery and lack leafstalks. Its flowers are arranged in corymbs, and each has five bright yellow petals. Similar species are H. huber- morathii, H. minutum, and H. thymopsis. Found among limestone rocks, H. sechmenii has an estimated distribution of less than 10 square kilometers (4 square miles), with fewer than 250 surviving plants. Despite containing druse crystals and toxic chemicals that may deter herbivory, the species is threatened by overgrazing, as well as climate change and habitat loss.
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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:
1488:
Choe Bu, an official of the Joseon dynasty, returned to Korea after months of shipwrecked travel in China. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Bu
1801:
French Revolutionary Wars: A squadron of British ships of the line defeated a larger squadron of Spanish and French vessels in the Strait of Gibraltar. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Algeciras
1948:
Arab–Israeli War: Israel Defense Forces officer Yitzhak Rabin signed an order to expel Palestinians from the towns of Lydda and Ramle. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1948_Palestinian_expulsion_from_Lydda_and_Ramle
1962:
The English rock band the Rolling Stones played their first concert, at the Marquee Club in London. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Rolling_Stones
_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:
public: 1. (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by the: members of the community or the people in general, regardless of membership of any particular group. 2. (countable) 3. Preceded by a possessive determiner such as my, your, or their: a group of people who support a particular person, especially a performer, a writer, etc.; an audience, a following. 4. (informal) Short for public house (“an inn, a pub”); also (dated), in full public bar: the more basic bar in a public house, as contrasted with the lounge bar or saloon bar which has more comfortable seats, personalized service, etc. 5. (often public relations) Often preceded by the and a qualifying word: a particular demographic or group of people, or segment of the population, sharing some common characteristic. 6. (sociology) A group of people sharing some common cultural, political, or social interest, but not necessarily having any interactions with each other. 7. (obsolete) 8. Chiefly preceded by the: a collective body of a politically organized nation or state; a body politic, a nation, a state; also, the interest or well-being of such a collective body; the common good. 9. (US, university slang) At Harvard University: a penalty imposed on a student involving a grade reduction which is communicated to the student's parents or guardian. 10. (uncountable) Chiefly in in public: the presence of spectators or people generally; the open. [...] https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/public
___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:
War is primarily not about victory or defeat but about death and the infliction of death. It represents the total failure of the human spirit. --Robert Fisk https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Robert_Fisk