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SUPERBLOOM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-07-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
- Climatology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- superbloom
1, record 1, English, superbloom
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- super bloom 2, record 1, English, super%20bloom
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a rare desert botanical phenomenon[, associated with an unusually wet rainy season,] in which an unusually high proportion of wildflowers whose seeds have lain dormant in desert soil[,] germinate and blossom at roughly the same time. 3, record 1, English, - superbloom
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Superblooms" [are] floral explosions [that] are confined to pockets of relatively undisturbed habitats, mostly in vast [American] southwestern deserts ..., and [that] pop up only after a good rain year—an increasingly rare event in an era of climate change. 4, record 1, English, - superbloom
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
- Climatologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- super floraison
1, record 1, French, super%20floraison
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- super-floraison 2, record 1, French, super%2Dfloraison
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une super-floraison exceptionnelle gagne [...] tout le désert américain. [...] avec de la pluie record et de la neige abondante, les [coquelicots] forment des tapis de fleurs aux couleurs flamboyantes. [De] multiples espèces végétales [...] ont [...] ouvert leurs boutons : les cactus géants [...] se retrouvent entourés de champs de fleurs multicolores : coquelicots, lupins, ou encore violettes. [...] La super-floraison est un phénomène qui se produit tous les trois à dix ans dans le désert américain[,] et celle-ci dépend de conditions météo précises. 2, record 1, French, - super%20floraison
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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