Mycena aurantiomarginata, commonly known as the golden-edge bonnet, is a species of agaric fungus in the family Mycenaceae. First formally described in 1803, it was given its current name in 1872. It is common in Europe and North America, and has also been collected in North Africa, Central America, and Japan. The fungus produces fruit bodies (mushrooms) that grow on the floor of coniferous forests. The mushrooms have a bell-shaped to conical cap up to 2 cm (0.8 in) in diameter, set atop a slender stem up to 6 cm (2.4 in) long with yellow to orange hairs at the base. The fungus is named after its characteristic bright orange gill edges. A microscopic characteristic is the club-shaped cystidia that are covered with numerous spiky projections, resembling a mace. The mushroom's edibility has not been determined. It can be distinguished from similar Mycena species by differences in size, color, and substrate. A 2010 publication reported the discovery and characterization of a novel pigment named mycenaaurin A, isolated from the mushroom. The pigment is responsible for its color, and it has antibiotic activity that may prevent certain bacteria from growing on the mushroom.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1793:

Inventor Diego Marín Aguilera, the "father of aviation" in Spain, flew one of the first gliders for about 360 m (1,180 ft). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Mar%C3%ADn_Aguilera

1864:

American Civil War: A small Confederate force, which included cadets from the Virginia Military Institute, forced the Union Army out of the Shenandoah Valley. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_New_Market

1928:

Mickey and Minnie Mouse made their film debut in the animated cartoon Plane Crazy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnie_Mouse

1974:

A unit of the Golani Brigade assaulted an elementary school in Ma'alot, Israel, where three armed members of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine had taken 115 people hostage, resulting in 28 deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma%27alot_massacre

1990:

Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Dr. Gachet was sold at auction in Christie's New York office for a total of US$82.5 million, at the time the world's most expensive painting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portrait_of_Dr._Gachet

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

plangent: Having a loud, mournful sound. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/plangent

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine, and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams — day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing — are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.    --L. Frank Baum https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/L._Frank_Baum