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MEADOWSWEET [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-04

English

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

A perennial shrub of the family Rosaceae native to North America.

OBS

narrow-leaved meadowsweet: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

meadowsweet: common name also used when referring to some species belonging to the genus Spiraea and Filipendula.

Key term(s)
  • white meadow-sweet
  • meadow-sweet

French

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

Arbuste de la famille des Rosacées. Inflorescence blanche en grappe. Floraison printanière.

OBS

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

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-10-28

English

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

A plant of the family Rosaceae.

OBS

queen-of-the-meadow: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

meadowsweet: common name also used when referring to some species belonging to the genus Spiraea and Filipendula.

Key term(s)
  • queen of the meadow

French

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

Plante de la famille des Rosaceae.

OBS

reine-des-prés : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

OBS

reine-des-prés : nom vernaculaire employé par certains auteurs pour désigner aussi les espèces Spiraea latifolia et Spiraea tomentosa.

Key term(s)
  • reine des prés

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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