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ALNUS [17 records]

Record 1 2021-07-30

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

black alder: common name also used to refer to the species Ilex verticillata and to the species Frangula alnus.

French

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

Plante de la famille Betulaceae.

OBS

aulne noir : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Frangula alnus

Key term(s)
  • aune glutineux
  • aune noir

Spanish

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

Es un árbol de 4 a 25 m de altura, con la corteza de color pardo obscuro... Se encuentra ordinariamente en casi toda Europa, hasta el Ural, en el N. de África y en Siberia.

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Record 2 2021-07-30

English

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

A plant of the family Rhamnaceae.

OBS

black-alder: common name also used when referring to the species Alnus glutinosa and to the species Ilex verticillata.

French

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

Plante de la famille Rhamnaceae.

OBS

bourdaine : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Viburnum lentago.

OBS

aulne noir : nom commun utilisé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Alnus glutinosa.

Key term(s)
  • aune noir

Spanish

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Record 3 2020-04-02

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

Alnus incana subsp. rugosa is an important shoreline and meadow colonizer in boreal and north temperate areas of the Canadian Shield, and a weedy successional species in damp areas along roadsides throughout its range.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

OBS

verne; vergne : noms communs utilisés aussi pour désigner la sous-espèce Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-03-04

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-03-04

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 6 2020-03-04

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 7 2020-03-04

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-05-09

English

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

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Key term(s)
  • aulne japonais

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 9 2016-02-29

English

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

A tree of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Arbre de la famille des Betulaceae.

OBS

aulne rouge: terme recommandé par le comité du Service canadien des forêts.

Key term(s)
  • aune rouge
  • aune de l'Oregon

Spanish

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

Distribución: Oeste norteamericano, desde Alaska hasta California e Idaho.

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Record 10 2016-02-19

English

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

French

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

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Árbol caducifolio de la familia betuláceas que llega a alcanzar 30 m de altura...

OBS

El aliso se cría en las riberas de los ríos y en sitios húmedos, donde forma a veces importantes alisedas.

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Record 11 2010-08-13

English

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

Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia [mountain alder] is somewhat more treelike than the eastern A. incana subsp. rugosa, from which it also differs in leaf shape, leaf margins, and other characteristics. It is a frequent component of streamside vegetation throughout the Rocky Mountains and other mountainous parts of western North America.

OBS

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

mountain alder: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Alnus viridis subsp. crispa.

Key term(s)
  • thin leaf alder

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

OBS

verne; vergne : noms vernaculaires utilisés aussi pour désigner l'espèce Alnus incana et la sous-espèce Alnus incana subsp. rugosa.

Spanish

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Record 12 2008-11-25

English

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

Alnus viridis subsp. crispa grows across much of the continent in the far North; widely disjunct populations occur in the Appalachians in Pennsylvania and on the summit of Roan Mountain on the North Carolina.

OBS

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

mountain alder: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 13 2008-11-25

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

OBS

mountain alder: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Alnus viridis subsp. crispa and Alnus incana subsp. tenuifolia.

OBS

green alder: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Alnus viridis subsp. crispa.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 14 2008-11-24

English

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

This primarily subarctic Asian subspecies has long been mistaken in western North America for Alnus viridis subsp. crispa, which it closely resembles, or for subsp. sinuata. It can be separated from the former by its larger and more coarsely toothed leaves, and from the latter by its much thicker, mostly single-toothed leaf blades.

OBS

A plant of the femily Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 15 2008-11-24

English

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

Alnus rhombifolia is the common alder throughout the dry Mediterranean climatic zone of coastal western United States. Mexican populations are not known, but because A. rhombifolia has been collected as far south as San Diego, California, it should be expected in adjacent Baja California.

OBS

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2008-10-29

English

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

A plant of the family Betulaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Betulaceae.

Spanish

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Record 17 1992-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Place Names (Canada)
OBS

Coordinates: 5226 11802.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toponymes (Canada)
OBS

Équivalent établi par le Comité d'uniformisation de l'écriture des noms géographiques officiels du Canada.

OBS

USAGE DE LA MAJUSCULE : Le générique prend la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte, ou sur un panneau de signalisation. Le générique prend la minuscule dans les textes suivis en français.

Spanish

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