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.

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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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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

___________________________ 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