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Organ of Herzogenburg Monastery Church (Lower Austria) by Johann Hencke († September 24th, 1766).

rooibos , n : (South Africa) A shrub (Aspalathus linearis) from which a tisane (herbal tea) is made. The tisane (herbal tea) made from this plant. (South Africa) Various shrubs of the genus Combretum. Today is Heritage Day in South Africa, a public holiday that celebrates the nation’s culture and diversity of beliefs and traditions.

The Article of the day for September 24, 2016 is Agaricus deserticola . Agaricus deserticola is a species of fungus found only in dry or semi-arid habitats in southwestern and western North America. It is similar to, and sometimes confused with, the mushrooms of the desert fungus species Podaxis pistillaris and Montagnea arenaria. Unlike other Agaricus species, it produces fruit bodies with a networked system of spore-producing tissue called a gleba, instead of true gills. When the cap splits, or the partial veil breaks or pulls away from the stem, the blackish-brown gleba is exposed, and spores are dispersed. The fruit bodies can reach heights of 18 cm (7.1 in) with caps up to 7.5 cm (3.0 in) wide. The tough woody stems are 1–2 cm (0.4–0.8 in) wide, thickening towards the base. Fruit bodies grow singly or scattered on the ground in fields, grasslands, or arid ecosystems. The edibility of A. deserticola is not known definitively. The fungus was transferred...

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Picture of the day on September 24, 2016: Organ of Herzogenburg Monastery Church (Lower Austria) by Johann Hencke († September 24th, 1766)

Trevor Noah Introduces His Crush, Tomi Lahren: The Most Famous Pundit You've Never Heard Of