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FEATHER MOSS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bunchberry moss
1, record 1, English, bunchberry%20moss
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- feather moss 2, record 1, English, feather%20moss
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- hypne
1, record 1, French, hypne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sorte de mousse vivant sur la terre, les rochers, les troncs d'arbre. 1, record 1, French, - hypne
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Association cornouiller-hypne. 2, record 1, French, - hypne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- feather moss
1, record 2, English, feather%20moss
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moss of Hypnum or related genera. 2, record 2, English, - feather%20moss
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- hypnum
1, record 2, French, hypnum
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mousse hypnacée 2, record 2, French, mousse%20hypnac%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mousse à sporogones latéraux, commune dans nos régions. (Les hypnums sont des mousses d'assez grande taille [atteignant 20 cm], à tige grêle, formant des gazons lâches. Ce genre est maintenant démembré; c'est ainsi que l'espèce la plus commune en France, Hypnum triquetrum, est maintenant nommée Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus.) 1, record 2, French, - hypnum
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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