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BUTTERWORT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hairy Butterwort 1, record 1, English, Hairy%20Butterwort
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grassette
1, record 1, French, grassette
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- butterwort
1, record 2, English, butterwort
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Common locally on moist calcareous soil, by cold springs or seepages and on hummocks in wet meadows; mainly in mountain valleys and rarely ascending to timberline. The upper surface of its fleshy leaves is covered by minute, sticky glands that trap and digest small insects, thereby supplying the plant with nitrogen and other nutrients. Circumpolar, subarctic-alpine. 2, record 2, English, - butterwort
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bladderwort family. 3, record 2, English, - butterwort
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Pinguicula vulgaris has pale purple flowers. 3, record 2, English, - butterwort
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grassette vulgaire
1, record 2, French, grassette%20vulgaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- langue-d'oie 2, record 2, French, langue%2Dd%27oie
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des lentibulariacées. 2, record 2, French, - grassette%20vulgaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Petite plante vivace, carnivore, à fleur bleue ou violette. Habitat : prés humides, marécages, tourbières, sources de montagne de 500 à 2,300 m. La grassette rappelle un peu par ses fleurs la violette. Grâce à des enzymes sécrétés par ses feuilles, elle digère les insectes qui se prennent à son piège visqueux. Seule la grassette vulgaire est officinale : cette plante au naturel féroce, est douée des vertus les plus apaisantes. De plus, son sac contient un enzyme analogue à la rennine de l'estomac des jeunes ruminants, qui est capable de coaguler le lait. 3, record 2, French, - grassette%20vulgaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-01-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- butterwort 1, record 3, English, butterwort
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A different strategy is seen in plants with flypaperlike leaves, as in the species of Pinguicula, the butterworts, and Drosera, the sundews. In these genera glands on the leaf surface secrete adhesive droplets. The prey, usually a flying insect attracted by odor or color or perhaps by the brilliant refractions of the droplets, is trapped by the adhesive when it alights. 1, record 3, English, - butterwort
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- grassette
1, record 3, French, grassette
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On peut observer un dispositif différent chez des plantes à feuilles ressemblant à du papier tue-mouches : Pinguicula, ou grassettes, et Drosera, droséras ou rossolis. Des glandes situées à la surface de la feuille de ces plantes sécrètent des gouttelettes d'une substance adhésive. La proie, en général un insecte volant attiré par l'odeur ou la couleur de ces gouttelettes et peut-être par la lumière qu'elles réfléchissent, est engluée dès qu'elle se pose. 1, record 3, French, - grassette
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2008-12-29
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- curveseed butterwort
1, record 4, English, curveseed%20butterwort
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Ranunculaceae. 2, record 4, English, - curveseed%20butterwort
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- renoncule mâle
1, record 4, French, renoncule%20m%C3%A2le
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Ranunculaceae. 2, record 4, French, - renoncule%20m%C3%A2le
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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