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Record 1 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fungi and Myxomycetes
  • Mushroom Growing
Universal entry(ies)
Catathelasma imperialis
Latin
Catathelasma imperiale
Latin
Armillaria nobilis
Latin
CONT

Catathelasma imperiale ... is a western, conifer-loving species defined by its large size, its gills (which begin to run down the stem), its white spore print, its stem (long and rooting, with a tapered base), its sticky brownish cap, its mealy odor, and its double ring.

OBS

[This mushroom grows] alone or scattered on the ground under conifers; late summer and fall; common in monsoon season in the Rocky Mountains, where it often grows under Engelmann Spruce and Subalpine Fir; western North America.

OBS

Edible mushroom.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Champignons et myxomycètes
  • Culture des champignons
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Catathelasma imperialis
Latin
Catathelasma imperiale
Latin
Armillaria nobilis
Latin
CONT

Armillaire impérial. [...] Chapeau : 12 - 40 cm, convexe devenant étalé avec marge incurvée au début; brun noirâtre à brun terne; légèrement visqueux puis sec et se fendillant en petites plaques dans le centre. Lamelles : jaunâtre à verdâtre pâle, décurrentes, étroites devenant plutôt larges, serrées. Pied : [...] se fuselant pour former une base pointue; couvert d'un manchon membraneux brun jaunâtre terne ou brun rosé; sec. [...] Chair : blanche, dure et épaisse. [...] Habitat : pousse solitaire ou dispersée dans les denses forêts de conifères.

OBS

Champignon comestible.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

The automatic recording rain gauge indicates each time there is a rainfall of at least 0.01", hence one may know not only how much rain fell during the day, but also exactly when it rained and the amount every five minutes.

CONT

Rainfall and throughfall were measured for each rainfall event during the monsoon season(June-September) using an automatic raingauge and 96 graduated containers, respectively.

Key term(s)
  • automatic raingage
  • automatic rain-gauge
  • automatic rain gauge
  • automatic rain-gage
  • automatic rain gage
  • automatic recording rain-gauge
  • automatic recording rain-gage
  • automatic recording raingage
  • automatic recording raingauge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques
CONT

La pluie incidente (au dessus de la canopée) et la pluie nette (traversant la canopée) ont été mesurées pour chaque épisode pluvieux de la mousson (juin-septembre) grâce à un pluviographe automatique et à 96 pluviomètres gradués.

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-12-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Climatology
DEF

One of Köppen's tropical rainy climates; it is sufficiently warm and rainy to produce tropical rainforest vegetation, but it does exhibit the monsoon influence in that it has a winter dry season.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Climatologie
DEF

Un des climats pluvieux tropicaux de Köppen; il est assez chaud et pluvieux pour produire une végétation de forêt ombrophile tropicale, mais sa saison hivernale sèche indique l'influence de la mousson.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Climatología
DEF

Uno de los climas lluviosos tropicales de Köppen; es suficientemente cálido y lluvioso para producir una vegetación de clima tropical, pero su estación invernal seca indica la influencia del monzón.

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