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Tylopilus felleus
Tylopilus felleus is a fungus of the bolete family. Its distribution 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. (Full article...)
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War Cemetery in Kohima in Nagaland, India
... that the War Cemetery in Kohima (pictured) contains 1,420 Commonwealth burials from the Second World War, including the cremated remains of 917 Hindus and Sikhs?
... that economist Neil W. Chamberlain made major contributions as an industrial relations scholar, but eventually became disillusioned about his entire profession?
... that York Hollow is named after three different people?
... that Mrs Nicol played parts such as Mrs Malaprop in Edinburgh, and after she retired in 1834 her daughter performed similar roles there?
... that St George's Roman Catholic Church in Taunton was not consecrated until 52 years after it opened?
... that Nocomis platyrhynchus are brown on top but white on the bottom?
... that Anne Beffort is remembered for her works on Victor Hugo and Alexandre Soumet, as well as for her support of French culture in Luxembourg?
... that Swedish company Teenage Engineering has produced accessories for its OP-1 synthesizer that make it compatible with Lego motors?
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Florence Arthaud
German designer Frei Otto wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize shortly before his death.
Ten people, including French athletes Florence Arthaud (pictured), Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, are killed in a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Argentina.
ISIL releases videos showing the destruction of the pre-Islamic cities of Hatra and Nimrud.
A series of suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, kills 58 people and wounds more than 140 others.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres.
The oldest fossil belonging to the genus Homo, dating to the late Pliocene Age around 2.8 million years ago, is discovered in Afar, Ethiopia.
Ongoing: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths: Sam Simon

§On this day...


March 12: World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu
538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
1881 – Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national football team and became the world's first black international football player.
1930 – Gandhi (pictured with Sarojini Naidu) began the Salt March, a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
1952 – British diplomat Hastings Ismay was appointed as the first Secretary General of NATO.
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.
More anniversaries: March 11 – March 12 – March 13
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Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Alexander (b. 1984) is an American actress who made her debut in the 2006 film The Other Side. After a series of television and film roles, in 2007 she was cast as Jessi Hollander in the ABC Family series Kyle XY; she portrayed the role until the series was canceled in 2009. Two years later she took on the role of Sif in the live-action superhero film, Thor; she has reprised this role in the sequel, Thor: The Dark World (2013), and the tie-in series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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§From today's featured article


Tylopilus felleus
Tylopilus felleus is a fungus of the bolete family. Its distribution 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. (Full article...)
Recently featured: Vannevar Bush – Ronnie Lee Gardner – Kahaani
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§Did you know...


From Wikipedia's new and recently improved content:

War Cemetery in Kohima in Nagaland, India
... that the War Cemetery in Kohima (pictured) contains 1,420 Commonwealth burials from the Second World War, including the cremated remains of 917 Hindus and Sikhs?
... that economist Neil W. Chamberlain made major contributions as an industrial relations scholar, but eventually became disillusioned about his entire profession?
... that York Hollow is named after three different people?
... that Mrs Nicol played parts such as Mrs Malaprop in Edinburgh, and after she retired in 1834 her daughter performed similar roles there?
... that St George's Roman Catholic Church in Taunton was not consecrated until 52 years after it opened?
... that Nocomis platyrhynchus are brown on top but white on the bottom?
... that Anne Beffort is remembered for her works on Victor Hugo and Alexandre Soumet, as well as for her support of French culture in Luxembourg?
... that Swedish company Teenage Engineering has produced accessories for its OP-1 synthesizer that make it compatible with Lego motors?
Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

 
§In the news


Florence Arthaud
German designer Frei Otto wins the Pritzker Architecture Prize shortly before his death.
Ten people, including French athletes Florence Arthaud (pictured), Camille Muffat and Alexis Vastine, are killed in a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Argentina.
ISIL releases videos showing the destruction of the pre-Islamic cities of Hatra and Nimrud.
A series of suicide bombings in Maiduguri, Nigeria, kills 58 people and wounds more than 140 others.
NASA's Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around the dwarf planet Ceres.
The oldest fossil belonging to the genus Homo, dating to the late Pliocene Age around 2.8 million years ago, is discovered in Afar, Ethiopia.
Ongoing: Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – War in Ukraine
Recent deaths: Sam Simon

§On this day...


March 12: World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Gandhi and Sarojini Naidu
538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths, ended his siege of Rome, leaving the city in the hands of the victorious Roman general, Belisarius.
1881 – Andrew Watson made his debut with the Scotland national football team and became the world's first black international football player.
1930 – Gandhi (pictured with Sarojini Naidu) began the Salt March, a 24-day walk to defy the British tax on salt in colonial India.
1952 – British diplomat Hastings Ismay was appointed as the first Secretary General of NATO.
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.
More anniversaries: March 11 – March 12 – March 13
Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries
It is now March 12, 2015 (UTC) – Reload this page




§Today's featured picture


Jaimie Alexander
Jaimie Alexander (b. 1984) is an American actress who made her debut in the 2006 film The Other Side. After a series of television and film roles, in 2007 she was cast as Jessi Hollander in the ABC Family series Kyle XY; she portrayed the role until the series was canceled in 2009. Two years later she took on the role of Sif in the live-action superhero film, Thor; she has reprised this role in the sequel, Thor: The Dark World (2013), and the tie-in series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
Photograph: Richard Goldschmidt; edit: Keraunoscopia
Recently featured: Littrow projection – Ane Brun – Vipera dinniki

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This Wikipedia is written in English. Started in 2001, it currently contains 4,740,390 articles. Many other Wikipedias are available; some of the largest are listed below.
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 español ·
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