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WHEAT GRASS [22 records]

Record 1 2022-07-19

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 2 2022-03-09

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

wheat-ear Mitchell grass: common name also used to refer to the species Astrebla squarrosa.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

Astrebla lappacea : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce.

Spanish

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Record 3 2022-02-09

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

Russian wild rye: common name also used to refer to the species Psathyrostachys juncea.

Key term(s)
  • sea wheat grass
  • sand couchgrass
  • Russian wheat grass
  • Russian wildrye

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 4 2020-03-03

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • blue-bunch wheat-grass
  • beard-less wheat-grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • agropyre à épis

Spanish

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Record 5 2020-01-30

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • spiked blue-grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • agropyre à crêtes
  • agropyron à crêtes
  • chiendent à crêtes

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-05-19

English

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

A plant of the family Gramineae.

Key term(s)
  • bearded wheat grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 7 2016-03-11

English

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

A plant of the family Gramineae.

French

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

Plante de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

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Record 8 2016-03-04

English

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

A wheatgrass of the family Gramineae.

French

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

Plante vivace herbacée de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

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Record 9 2016-03-04

English

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

Agropyron repens, family Gramineae, a perennial grass, widespread in the northeastern and central states, U.S., it has become established on farm fields and is generally regarded as a pernicious weed. Spreading mainly by rootstocks or underground stems, it is difficult to eradicate. However, it has some value as a forage and hay plant and as a cover plant to prevent soil erosion. Native to Eurasia.

OBS

Native to Europe couch grass is also a medicinal plant. The medicinal part is the rootstock.

Key term(s)
  • couchgrass

French

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

Graminée vivace adventice des cultures, que l'on rencontre également dans de nombreux endroits incultes.

OBS

Originaire d'Eurasie, le chiendent est aussi une plante médicinale très anciennement connue pour ses propriétés diurétiques et dépuratives. La partie utilisée est le rhizome.

Spanish

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

Hierba cespitosa con gran poder de colonización de suelos, gracias a sus rizomas subterráneos, extraordinariamente resistentes a condiciones ambientales adversas, incluso despedazado y desenterrado.

OBS

En algunos casos, se considera como una mala hierba, sobre todo en suelos cultivados.

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Record 10 2016-02-25

English

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

A perennial bunchgrass of the family Gramineae.

Key term(s)
  • pubescent wheat grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

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Record 11 2016-02-24

English

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

A plant of the family Gramineae.

Key term(s)
  • intermediate wheatgrass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Graminées.

Spanish

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Record 12 2015-03-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
CONT

Wheatgrass comes from wheat grain which is sprouted then placed in soil. The young sprouts are then harvested and pressed. The resulting liquid, called wheatgrass juice, is a natural cocktail of chlorophyll and nutrients ...

Key term(s)
  • wheat grass

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation
CONT

L'herbe de blé est obtenue à partir de grains de blé dur, germés, puis mis en terre. Les jeunes pousses obtenues sont ensuite pressées. Le jus recueilli, appelé jus d'herbe de blé, est un cocktail naturel de chlorophylle et de nutriments [...]

Spanish

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Record 13 2010-11-29

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • slender wheatgrass
  • western rye-grass
  • western ryegrass
  • dog couch grass
  • slender wildrye

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • agropyre à chaume rude
  • agropyron à chaume rude
  • chiendent à tige rude
  • elyme à chaume rude

Spanish

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Record 14 2010-08-12

English

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

Any of the perennial bunchgrasses of the genus Agropyron, family Poaceae.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
  • Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Toute plante vivace herbacée de la famille des Poaceae du genre Agropyron.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
  • Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es)
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Record 15 2009-09-16

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • violet wheat-grass
  • violet wheat grass
  • Alaska wild-rye
  • Alaska wild rye
  • Alaskan wheat-grass
  • Alaskan wheat grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 16 2009-09-15

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • desert wheat-grass
  • desert wheat grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 17 2009-07-10

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Scribner’s wildrye
  • spreading wheatgrass
  • Scribner’s wheatgrass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

élyme : certains auteurs utilisent ce terme au féminin.

Spanish

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Record 18 2009-07-10

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Montana wildrye
  • Montana wheat grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

élyme : certains auteurs utilisent ce terme au féminin.

Spanish

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Record 19 2009-07-10

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Siberian wheatgrass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 20 2009-07-10

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • annual false wheat-grass
  • annual false wheatgrass
  • annual wheat-grass
  • annual wheatgrass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • agropyre faux blé

Spanish

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Record 21 2009-07-10

English

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

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • Oriental false wheatgrass
  • Oriental false wheat-grass

French

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

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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Record 22 1988-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Grain Growing

French

Domaine(s)
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

Agriculture Canada.

Spanish

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