Rhodotus is a genus of just one mushroom species,

Rhodotus palmatus, known as the rosy veincap or

wrinkled peach. Typically found growing on the
stumps and logs of rotting hardwoods, mature
specimens may usually be identified by the pinkish
color and the distinctive ridged and veined surface
of their rubbery caps, though the size, shape, and
color can vary depending on the quantity and shades
of light received during development. This
uncommon species has been collected in eastern
North America, northern Africa, Europe, and Asia.
Declining populations in Europe have led to its
appearance in over half of the European fungal Red
Lists of threatened species. First named Agaricus
palmatus by Bulliard in 1785, it was reclassified
into several different genera before becoming
Rhodotus in 1926. The familial placement of the
genus Rhodotus within the order Agaricales has also
been subject to dispute, and the taxon has been
transferred variously to the families Amanitaceae,
Entolomataceae, and Tricholomataceae. Molecular
phylogenetics analysis has helped determine that
Rhodotus is most closely related to genera in the
Physalacriaceae. (Full article...)
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The County Championship is an annual first-class cricket league competition for county
cricket clubs in England and Wales. The league is contested on a round-robin basis and the
championship awarded to the team that is top of the league at the end of the season. The first
references to county cricket come during the early 18th century, during which time cricket was
played almost exclusively in the south-east of England, with teams representing Kent,
Middlesex, London and Surrey frequently playing each other. The sport soon became popular
through the rest of the country, and by the end of the 18th century, the game was being played
nationwide. In 1744, Kent faced "All England" and became the first notional English cricket
champions, winning by one wicket. The title of "Champion County" was awarded intermittently
and unreliably from 1826, with no team other than Kent, Surrey or Sussex being named
champions until 1852. After a meeting of the principal clubs' secretaries in 1889, a method of
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