includes east Asia, northern Europe, and eastern North America,
extending south into Mexico and Central America. A mycorrhizal species,
it grows in deciduous and coniferous woodland, often fruiting under
beech and oak. Its fruit bodies (mushrooms) have convex or flat caps
that are shades of brown, buff, or tan, and typically measure up to
15 cm (6 in) in diameter. The pore surface is initially white before
turning pinkish with age. Like most boletes it lacks a ring, and it may
be distinguished from Boletus edulis and other similar species by its
unusual pink pores and the prominent dark brown netlike pattern on its
stalk. French mycologist Pierre Bulliard described this species as
Boletus felleus in 1788 before it was transferred into the new genus
Tylopilus. It is the type species of Tylopilus, and the only member of
the genus found in Europe. Tylopilus felleus has bioactive compounds
that have been tested for antitumour and antibiotic properties. Although
not poisonous, it is generally considered too bitter to be edible.
Read more: <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tylopilus_felleus>
_______________________________
Today's selected anniversaries:
538:
Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome,
leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general,
Belisarius.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Rome_(537%E2%80%9338)>
1881:
Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national
football team and became the world's first black international football
player.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Watson_(footballer)>
1930:
Gandhi (pictured with Sarojini Naidu) began the Salt March, a
24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salt_March>
1952:
British diplomat Hastings Ismay was appointed as the first
Secretary General of NATO.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hastings_Ismay,_1st_Baron_Ismay>
1993:
The 1993 Storm of the Century formed over the Gulf of Mexico;
at its height its effects were directly experienced by nearly 40 percent
of the United States' population.
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1993_Storm_of_the_Century>
_____________________________
Wiktionary's word of the day:
zombie out:
(informal) Become like a zombie in being listless, vacant, and
unresponsive.
<https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/zombie_out>
___________________________
Wikiquote quote of the day:
I've seen fire and I've seen rain. I've seen sunny days that I
thought would never end. I've seen lonely times when I could not find a
friend. But I always thought that I'd see you again.
--James Taylor
<https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/James_Taylor>
_______________________________________________
Wikipedia Daily Article mailing list.
To unsubscribe, visit:
https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/daily-article-l
Questions or comments? Contact dal-feedback@wikimedia.org