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HEATH PLANT [1 record]

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Record 1 1985-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
DEF

any plant of the heath family esp., any of the various shrubs and plants (genera Erica and Calluna) that grow on heaths, as heather.

Key term(s)
  • heath plant

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
OBS

Éricacées. (...) Quoique notre flore (et la flore américaine en général) manque complètement de bruyère (Erica), les éricacées y sont nombreuses en espèces et innombrables en individus, formant la masse de la végétation de nos tourbières et de nos toundras.

Spanish

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