The fungus Chalciporus piperatus, commonly known as the peppery bolete, is a small mushroom of the family Boletaceae found in mixed woodland in Europe and North America, and occasionally in Brazil. It has also become naturalised in Tasmania, under native myrtle beech trees. A small bolete, it has a 1.6–9 cm (0.6–3.5 in) orange-fawn cap with cinnamon or brown pores underneath, and a 4–9.5 cm (1.6–3.7 in) stalk. The rare variety hypochryseus, found only in Europe, has yellow pores and tubes. Described by Pierre Bulliard in 1790 as Boletus piperatus, it is only distantly related to other members of the genus Boletus and was reclassified as Chalciporus piperatus by Frédéric Bataille in 1908. Chalciporus was an early branching lineage in its family and appears to be related to boletes with parasitic properties. Previously thought to be symbiotic with tree roots, C. piperatus is now suspected of being parasitic on the mushroom Amanita muscaria. The flesh of C. piperatus has a very peppery taste, and can be used as a condiment or flavouring.
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1783:
The Kingdom of Kartli-Kakheti and the Russian Empire signed the Treaty of Georgievsk, establishing Georgia as a protectorate of Russia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Georgievsk
1847:
Brigham Young led the first group of Mormon pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley of Utah, at the time a part of Mexico. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brigham_Young
1911:
In the Peruvian Andes, American explorer Hiram Bingham re- discovered Machu Picchu, then thought to be the "Lost City of the Incas". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Machu_Picchu
1963:
Bluenose II, a replica fishing schooner and major Canadian symbol, was launched in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluenose_II
2001:
Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, was sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming one of the first monarchs in history to regain political power through a democratic election to a different office. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simeon_Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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