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SCURVY GRASS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

... grows wild in northern Europe and the northern parts of North America and Asia.... Diuretic, stomadic, tonic, ... source of vitamin C.... Scuroy grass must be used fresh.

Key term(s)
  • spoon wort

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Pousse en Europe occidentale, côtes rocheuses de l'Atlantique et de la Manche, au bord des cours d'eau en montage, rare au Québec. On utilise la plante entière fraîche. On peut mâcher les feuilles ou les consommer en salade. Contient de l'iode, sels minéraux, tanin, vitamine C.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 2 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
  • Vegetable Crop Production
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Scurvy grass: A common name for Barbarea verna, a biennial weedy plant. It grows to 2 feet, with irregularly divided leaves and small yellow flowers in clusters in early spring. Often gathered as an edible green. Also known as early winter cress, Belle Isle cress, American cress, land cress, or upland cress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
  • Production légumière
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frutas y verduras (Tipos y procesamiento - Ind. alimentaria)
  • Producción hortícola
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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