Morchella rufobrunnea, the blushing morel, is a sac fungus in the family
Morchellaceae. A prized edible species, the fungus was first described
in 1998 by mycologists Gastón Guzmán and Fidel Tapia from collections
made in Veracruz, Mexico. Several DNA studies have suggested that it is
common in the West Coast of the United States, Israel, Australia, and
Cyprus. It grows in disturbed soil or in woodchips used in landscaping,
and occasionally under olive trees (Olea europaea) in the Mediterranean
Basin. Young fruit bodies have conical, grayish caps covered with pale
ridges and dark pits; mature specimens are yellowish to ochraceous-buff,
and grow to a height of 9.0–15.5 cm (3.5–6.1 in). M. rufobrunnea
differs from other Morchella species in its urban or suburban habitat
preferences, the color and form of the fruit body, the lack of a sinus
at the attachment of the cap with the stalk, the length of the pits on
the surface, and a brownish-orange or pinkish bruising reaction. A
process to cultivate morels now known to be M. rufobrunnea was
described and patented in the 1980s.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morchella_rufobrunnea>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
324:
Constantine the Great decisively defeated Licinius in the Battle
of Chrysopolis, establishing Constantine's sole control over the Roman
Empire, and ending the Tetrarchy.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Chrysopolis>
1870:
Nathaniel P. Langford of the Washburn–Langford–Doane
Expedition first observed a geyser in Wyoming Territory erupting at
regular intervals and named it "Old Faithful" (video featured).
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Faithful>
1889:
Hull House, the United States' most influential settlement
house, opened in Chicago.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_House>
1918:
World War I: The Central Powers' defeat in the Battle of Dobro
Pole played a role in the Bulgarian withdrawal from the war and opened
the way for the subsequent liberation of Vardar Macedonia.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dobro_Pole>
2014:
Scotland voted against independence from the United Kingdom.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scottish_independence_referendum,_2014>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
indyref:
(Scotland, informal) The Scottish independence referendum that was held
on 18 September 2014.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/indyref>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
There will always be a part, and always a very large part of every
community, that have no care but for themselves, and whose care for
themselves reaches little further than impatience of immediate pain, and
eagerness for the nearest good.
--Samuel Johnson
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Samuel_Johnson>
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