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IMPATIENS [18 records]

Record 1 2024-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Hymenoptera) of the family Apidae.

Key term(s)
  • common Eastern bumblebee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

On compte une vingtaine d'espèces de bourdons au Québec. Parmi les espèces les plus communes se trouvent Bombus impatiens, B. rufocinctus, B. ternarius, B. terricola et B. vacans. Il existe une cinquantaine d'espèces de bourdons en Amérique du Nord et près de 250 espèces dans le monde.

OBS

Insecte (ordre des hyménoptères) de la famille des Apidae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Coleoptera) of the family Mordellidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des coléoptères) de la famille des Mordellidae.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-07-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

An insect (order Diptera) of the family Culicidae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Insecte (ordre des diptères) de la famille des Culicidae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2022-07-19

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2021-08-04

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

OBS

jewelweed : common name also used to refer to the species Impatiens capensis.

Key term(s)
  • snap-weed

French

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

Plante de la famille Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2021-08-04

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

Key term(s)
  • patience-plant

French

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

Plante de la famille Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2021-07-30

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

OBS

spotted jewelweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

jewelweed : common name also used to refer to the species Impatiens pallida.

OBS

orange touch-me-not : common name also used to refer to the species Impatiens aurella.

Key term(s)
  • lady’s-ear-rings
  • spotted snap weed

French

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

Plante de la famille Balsaminaceae.

OBS

impatiente biflore : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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Record 8 2021-07-30

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

OBS

orange touch-me-not : common name also used to refer to the species Impatiens capensis.

Key term(s)
  • paleyellow touch-me-not
  • varied jewel-weed
  • paleyellow jewelweed
  • paleyellow jewel-weed
  • pale yellow jewel-weed

French

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

Plante de la famille des Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 9 2018-03-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

Any of a number of related large, hairy, yellow-and-black social bees.

OBS

Nests are often made in holes in the ground or in trees ... They consist of cells made from wax like those of the hive bee but dark brown and less regular. Most of the members of a colony die off in winter, leaving only the fertilized queens to hibernate and found new colonies the following year.

OBS

bumblebee : common name also used to refer to the species Bombus impatiens.

OBS

bumble bee: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’agriculture” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
CONT

Le bourdon (Bombus) est un insecte du groupe des Apidés sociaux [...]; les mâles et les ouvrières meurent dès les premiers froids; les femelles, pleines d'œufs fécondés, se réfugient dans un creux de rocher ou tout autre abri [...] Les larves sont logées dans des cases irrégulières formées d'une cire brune analogue à celle des abeilles [...]

OBS

On donne à tort le nom de bourdon au mâle de l'abeille commune, qu'on appelle plus correctement «faux-bourdon».

OBS

bourdon : terme extrait du «Glossaire de l’agriculture» et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques.

Spanish

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Record 10 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A genus of the family Balsaminaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Genre de plante de la famille des Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Tropical flower of the family Balsaminaceae.

Key term(s)
  • rose balsam

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Fleur tropicale de la famille des Balsaminacées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 12 2016-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)

Spanish

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Record 13 2016-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

OBS

Impatiens glandulifera(Royle) ;Impatiens roylei(Walpers).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Balsaminaceae.

OBS

Impatiens glandulifera (Royle); Impatiens roylei (Walpers).

Spanish

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Record 14 2016-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A tropical herbaceous plant from New Guinea of the family Balsaminaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Impatiens hawkeri Bull.; plante herbacée tropicale de la famille des Balsaminacées.

Spanish

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Record 15 2016-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Parks and Botanical Gardens
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A small creeping plant from Ceylon of the family Balsaminaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Parcs et jardins botaniques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de serre de la famille des Balsaminacées.

Spanish

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Record 16 2012-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plant Diseases
  • Flowers and Ornamentals (Horticulture)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maladies des plantes
  • Floriculture

Spanish

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Record 17 2011-10-27

English

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

A plant of the family Balsaminaceae.

Key term(s)
  • spurless jewel-weed
  • spurless touch me not
  • western touch me not

French

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

Plante de la famille des Balsaminaceae.

Spanish

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Record 18 2009-10-28

English

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

A plant of the family Brassicaceae.

Key term(s)
  • narrowleaf bitter-cress
  • narrow leaf bittercress
  • narrow leaf bitter-cress
  • narrow-leaf bittercress
  • narrow-leaf bitter-cress
  • narrow leaved bitter-cress
  • narrow leaved bittercress
  • narrow-leaved bitter-cress
  • narrowleaf bitter cress
  • narrow leaf bitter cress
  • narrow-leaf bitter cress
  • narrow-leaved bitter cress
  • narrow leaved bitter cress

French

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

Plante de la famille des Brassicaceae.

Spanish

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