Suillus spraguei, the painted suillus, is a species of fungus in the
family Suillaceae. Its readily identifiable fruit bodies have caps that
are dark red when fresh, dry to the touch, and covered with mats of
hairs and scales that are separated by yellow cracks. On the underside
of the cap are small, yellow, angular pores that become brownish as the
mushroom ages. The stalk bears a grayish cottony ring, and is typically
covered with soft hairs or scales. S. spraguei grows in symbiosis with
roots of several pine species, particularly the eastern white pine. The
fruit body grows on the ground, appearing from early summer to autumn.
It is found in eastern Asia, northeastern North America, and Mexico
throughout the range of the host tree. The mushroom is edible, although
opinions about its quality vary. It bears a resemblance to several other
Suillus species, including the closely related S. decipiens, although
the species can be differentiated by variations in color and size.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suillus_spraguei>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1860:
The trial in the Eastbourne manslaughter began, which became an
important legal precedent in the United Kingdom for discussions of
corporal punishment in schools.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastbourne_manslaughter>
1921:
The Communist Party of China was founded at the inaugural
National Congress in Shanghai.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communist_Party_of_China>
1968:
In Cleveland, Ohio, U.S., a two-day gun battle between police
and a Black Power group began, which in turn sparked three days of
rioting.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenville_shootout>
2001:
Megawati Sukarnoputri became the first female president of
Indonesia after the People's Consultative Assembly removed Abdurrahman
Wahid.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megawati_Sukarnoputri>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
maverick:
1. An unbranded range animal.
2. (by extension) Anything dishonestly obtained.
3. (by extension) One who is unconventional or does not abide by rules.
4. (by extension) One who creates or uses controversial or
unconventional ideas or practices.
5. (military) A person in the military who became an officer by going to
college while on active duty as an enlisted person.
6. (poker slang) A queen and a jack as a starting hand in Texas hold
'em.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/maverick>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
The perfect detective story cannot be written. The type of mind
which can evolve the perfect problem is not the type of mind that can
produce the artistic job of writing.
--Raymond Chandler
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Raymond_Chandler>
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