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ALTERNIFOLIUS [4 records]

Record 1 2021-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Cyperaceae.

OBS

umbrella plant: common name also used to refer to the species Cyperus involucratus and Darmera peltata.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Cyperaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2021-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Cyperaceae.

OBS

umbrella plant; umbrella-plant: common names also used to refer to the species Cyperus alternifolius and Darmera peltata.

OBS

umbrella flatsedge: common name also used to refer to the species Cyperus diandrus.

Key term(s)
  • alternate-leaf flat sedge
  • umbrella flat sedge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Cyperaceae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2021-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Cyperaceae.

Key term(s)
  • slender umbrella flat sedge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Cyperaceae.

OBS

Cyperus alternifolius var. gracilis : Il n’ y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Having alternate leaves.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

Se dit d’une plante dont les feuilles sont alternes.

Spanish

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