commonly known as the "early morel" or the "wrinkled thimble-cap". The
species was first described in the scientific literature by the Czech
physician and mycologist Julius Vincenz von Krombholz in 1828; bohemica
refers to Bohemia (now a part of the Czech Republic) where Krombholz
originally collected the species. The mushroom has a pale yellow or
brown thimble-shaped cap that has a surface wrinkled and ribbed with
brain-like convolutions. The cap hangs from the top of a lighter-
colored, brittle stem that measures up to 12 cm (4.7 in) long. It is
one of several species known informally as a "false morel". In the
field, the mushroom is reliably distinguished from the true morels on
the basis of cap attachment: V. bohemica has a cap that hangs
completely free from the stem. Although widely considered edible,
consumption is generally not advised due to reports of poisoning in
susceptible individuals. Poisoning symptoms include gastrointestinal
upset and lack of muscular coordination. V. bohemica is found in
northern North America, Europe, and Asia. It fruits in early spring,
growing on the ground in woods following the snowmelt.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verpa_bohemica>
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Today's selected anniversaries:
1861:
American Civil War: Jefferson Davis was named as the
provisional president of the Confederate States of America.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_Davis>
1913:
A group of meteors was visible across much of the eastern
seaboard of North and South America, leading astronomers to conclude
that the source had been a small, short-lived natural satellite of the
Earth.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor_procession_of_February_9,_1913>
1943:
World War II: Allied forces declared Guadalcanal secure, ending
the Guadalcanal Campaign as a significant strategic victory for Allied
forces fighting Japan in the Pacific War.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadalcanal_Campaign>
1976:
The Australian Defence Force was formed by the unification of
the Australian Army, the Royal Australian Navy and the Royal Australian
Air Force.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Defence_Force>
2001:
The American submarine USS Greeneville accidentally collided
with the Ehime Maru, a Japanese training vessel operated by the Uwajima
Fishery High School.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ehime_Maru_and_USS_Greeneville_collision>
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Wiktionary's word of the day:
set the Thames on fire:
(idiomatic) To achieve something amazing; to do something which brings
great public acclaim.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/set_the_Thames_on_fire>
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Wikiquote quote of the day:
It is not as a child that I believe and confess Jesus Christ. My hosanna
is born of a furnace of doubt.
--Fyodor Dostoyevsky
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Fyodor_Dostoyevsky>
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