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ANCHORED WATER HYACINTH [2 records]

Record 1 2022-01-28

English

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

A plant of the family Pontederiaceae.

Key term(s)
  • rooted waterhyacinth

French

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

Plante de la famille des Pontederiaceae.

OBS

Eichhornia azurea : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ecology (General)
  • Plant Biology
  • Animal Biology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Small but macroscopic floating organisms that form mats or layers on or near the surface of a body of water, that usually include floating algae(as the duckweeds), and associated small animals, and that usually exclude anchored plants and larger floating spermatophytes(as the water hyacinth)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écologie (Généralités)
  • Biologie végétale
  • Biologie animale
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Ensemble des organismes aquatiques qui vivent dans l'interface air-eau et dont les déplacements sont régis par le vent.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ecología (Generalidades)
  • Biología vegetal
  • Biología animal
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Conjunto de los organismos que viven en la interfacies aire-agua de una masa de agua, y cuyo desplazamiento depende de los vientos.

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