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HORNWORT [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spiny hornwort
1, record 1, English, spiny%20hornwort
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prickly coontail 2, record 1, English, prickly%20coontail
correct
- prickly hornwort 3, record 1, English, prickly%20hornwort
correct, see observation
- spineless hornwort 4, record 1, English, spineless%20hornwort
correct
- spring hornwort 1, record 1, English, spring%20hornwort
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Ceratophyllaceae. 5, record 1, English, - spiny%20hornwort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prickly hornwort : common name also used to refer to the subspecies Ceratophyllum muricatum subsp. australe 6, record 1, English, - spiny%20hornwort
Record 1, Key term(s)
- spiny horn-wort
- prickly horn-wort
- spineless horn-wort
- spring horn-wort
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cornifle échinée
1, record 1, French, cornifle%20%C3%A9chin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Ceratophyllaceae. 2, record 1, French, - cornifle%20%C3%A9chin%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2020-02-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- southern prickly hornwort
1, record 2, English, southern%20prickly%20hornwort
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- prickly hornwort 2, record 2, English, prickly%20hornwort
correct, see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Ceratophyllaceae. 3, record 2, English, - southern%20prickly%20hornwort
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prickly hornwort : common name also used to refer to the species Ceratophyllum echinatum. 3, record 2, English, - southern%20prickly%20hornwort
Record 2, Key term(s)
- southern prickly horn-wort
- prickly horn-wort
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cornifle hérissée
1, record 2, French, cornifle%20h%C3%A9riss%C3%A9e
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Ceratophyllaceae. 1, record 2, French, - cornifle%20h%C3%A9riss%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Macoun's hornwort
1, record 3, English, Macoun%27s%20hornwort
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) of the family Anthocerotaceae. 2, record 3, English, - Macoun%27s%20hornwort
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anthocérote discrète
1, record 3, French, anthoc%C3%A9rote%20discr%C3%A8te
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- anthocérote de Macoun 2, record 3, French, anthoc%C3%A9rote%20de%20Macoun
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) de la famille des Anthocerotaceae. 3, record 3, French, - anthoc%C3%A9rote%20discr%C3%A8te
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2013-04-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Carolina hornwort
1, record 4, English, Carolina%20hornwort
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- Carolina phaeoceros 2, record 4, English, Carolina%20phaeoceros
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) of the family Notothyladaceae. 3, record 4, English, - Carolina%20hornwort
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- anthocérote commune
1, record 4, French, anthoc%C3%A9rote%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- phéocéros de Caroline 2, record 4, French, ph%C3%A9oc%C3%A9ros%20de%20Caroline
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) de la famille des Notothyladaceae. 3, record 4, French, - anthoc%C3%A9rote%20commune
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2013-01-16
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- field hornwort
1, record 5, English, field%20hornwort
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) of the family Anthocerotaceae. 2, record 5, English, - field%20hornwort
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- anthocérote des champs
1, record 5, French, anthoc%C3%A9rote%20des%20champs
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bryophyte (division Anthocerotophyta) de la famille des Anthocerotaceae. 2, record 5, French, - anthoc%C3%A9rote%20des%20champs
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2012-09-06
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Plant Biology
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Anthocerotophyta
1, record 6, English, Anthocerotophyta
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- hornworts 1, record 6, English, hornworts
correct, plural
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the Bryophyta, or mosses, are the most speciose of the three phyla of bryophytes. The other two phyla are Marchantiophyta or liverworts and Anthocerotophyta or hornworts. 2, record 6, English, - Anthocerotophyta
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The group's common name "hornwort" refers to the tall narrow sporophytes which are embedded in the top of the plant. 3, record 6, English, - Anthocerotophyta
Record 6, Key term(s)
- hornwort
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Biologie végétale
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- anthocérotes
1, record 6, French, anthoc%C3%A9rotes
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les anthocérotes (Anthocerotophyta) sont un embranchement de plantes embryophytes terrestres aux caractères ancestraux. Avec les hépatiques et les mousses, on les regroupe sous le nom de bryophytes. 1, record 6, French, - anthoc%C3%A9rotes
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2012-06-18
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Mosses and Related Plants
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- columella
1, record 7, English, columella
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The central sterile structure surrounded by spores along the central axis of most moss or hornwort capsules. 2, record 7, English, - columella
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Mousses et plantes apparentées
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- columelle
1, record 7, French, columelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Axe central de la capsule, autour duquel se développent les spores. 1, record 7, French, - columelle
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2008-11-24
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- common hornwort
1, record 8, English, common%20hornwort
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- common coontail 1, record 8, English, common%20coontail
correct
- coontail 2, record 8, English, coontail
correct
- hornwort 3, record 8, English, hornwort
correct, see observation
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An aquatic plant of the family Ceratophyllaceae. 4, record 8, English, - common%20hornwort
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ceratophyllum demersum is the most common species of Ceratophyllum in North America and also the least likely to be found with fruit, its reproduction being primarily asexual. 2, record 8, English, - common%20hornwort
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 3 OBS
[This aquatic plant is] abundant in quiet water; widespread from south Canada to South America, and widely distributed in the Old World. 5, record 8, English, - common%20hornwort
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 4 OBS
hornwort : common name also used to refer to the species Ceratophyllum echinatum. 4, record 8, English, - common%20hornwort
Record 8, Key term(s)
- coon’s tail
- coon’s-tail
- common coon’s tail
- common coon’s-tail
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- cornifle nageante
1, record 8, French, cornifle%20nageante
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante aquatique de la famille des Ceratophyllaceae. 2, record 8, French, - cornifle%20nageante
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le nom Ceratophyllum vient du grec «ceras», corne, et «phyllum», feuille; allusion à la rigidité ordinaire des segments foliaires. 3, record 8, French, - cornifle%20nageante
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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