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GARDEN ESCAPE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-07-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Parks and Botanical Gardens
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cultivation escape
1, record 1, English, cultivation%20escape
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- garden escape 2, record 1, English, garden%20escape
correct
- escape 3, record 1, English, escape
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In botany, a plant that has escaped from cultivation, and naturalized, more or less permanently. 4, record 1, English, - cultivation%20escape
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Garden escapes. This term is used to describe those plants that were once used as ornamental garden plants but have since escaped or "stretched" their boundaries. 5, record 1, English, - cultivation%20escape
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Cultivation escape. Species may have escaped from gardens, cultivation or both ... 6, record 1, English, - cultivation%20escape
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
For example, Queen Anne’s lace is an escaped carrot. 4, record 1, English, - cultivation%20escape
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Parcs et jardins botaniques
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante échappée de culture
1, record 1, French, plante%20%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- espèce échappée de culture 2, record 1, French, esp%C3%A8ce%20%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
correct, feminine noun
- échappée de culture 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante cultivée qui s'est propagée hors des jardins. 4, record 1, French, - plante%20%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Échinocystis. [...] Plante américaine, cultivée partout dans le Québec comme plante de véranda ou de charmille, c'est surtout comme espèce échappée de culture qu'on la rencontre chez nous, bien que certaines stations paraissent indiquer l'indigénat. 2, record 1, French, - plante%20%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
On peut trouver des plantes échappées de cultures, emportées par le vent, les oiseaux [...] ou les fourmis. 1, record 1, French, - plante%20%C3%A9chapp%C3%A9e%20de%20culture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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