Suillus bovinus, the Jersey cow mushroom, is a pored mushroom in the
family Suillaceae. A common fungus native to Europe and Asia, it has
been introduced to North America and Australia. It was initially
described as Boletus bovinus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, and given its
current binomial name by Henri François Anne de Roussel in 1806. It is
an edible mushroom, though not highly regarded. The fungus grows in
coniferous forests in its native range, and pine plantations elsewhere.
It is sometimes parasitised by the related mushroom Gomphidius roseus.
S. bovinus produces spore-bearing mushrooms, often in large numbers,
each with a convex grey-yellow or ochre cap reaching up to 10 cm
(4 in) in diameter, flattening with age. As in other boletes, the cap
has spore tubes extending downward from the underside, rather than
gills. The pore surface is yellow. The stalk, more slender than those of
other Suillus boletes, lacks a ring.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_bovinus>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1893:
New Zealand became the first country to introduce universal
suffrage, following the women's suffrage movement led by Kate Sheppard.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_suffrage_in_New_Zealand>
1944:
World War II: Finland, the Soviet Union, and the United Kingdom
signed the Moscow Armistice to end the Continuation War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continuation_War>
1985:
An 8.0 Mw earthquake struck Mexico City (damage pictured),
killing at least 9,000 people and leaving up to 100,000 homeless.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_earthquake>
2011:
Mariano Rivera surpassed Trevor Hoffman to become Major League
Baseball's all-time saves leader.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariano_Rivera>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
yo-ho-ho:
A cry associated with pirates and seafaring, originally a repetitive
chant intended to synchronize workers performing some collective
physical labour, such as hauling on a rope.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/yo-ho-ho>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
I think women are foolish to pretend they are equal to men —
they are far superior and always have been.
--William Golding
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/William_Golding>