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SERPENTICOLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- serpentine
1, record 1, English, serpentine
adjective
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral nutrition of serpentine species ... The species commonly found on serpentine soils in Eastern United States are adapted to the low calcium-high magnesium environment by selectively accumulating calcium. 1, record 1, English, - serpentine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Serpentine rock has a mottled, greenish-gray color with a waxy feel to it. These rocks form when the upper mantle of the earth's crust containing wet oceanic sediments is submerged under a land mass, which results in the chemical addition of water to heavy mantle rock. 2, record 1, English, - serpentine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Serpentine flora, grassland, plant, species, vegetation. 3, record 1, English, - serpentine
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- serpentinicole
1, record 1, French, serpentinicole
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Se dit d'un végétal, qui est] adapté à la vie sur des substrats serpentineux. 2, record 1, French, - serpentinicole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La flore y est également appauvrie et comprend des espèces endémiques locales serpentinicoles, comme le Minuartia marcescens, le Salix chlorolepis et le Solidago simplex ssp. simplex var. chlorolepis. La population observée à Terre-Neuve occupait les pentes d'une crête serpentineuse sèche orientées au sud. 3, record 1, French, - serpentinicole
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Écotype, espèce, flore, lande, plante, végétation serpentinicole. 4, record 1, French, - serpentinicole
Record 1, Key term(s)
- serpenticole
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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