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WINTERCRESS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- erect-fruit wintercress
1, record 1, English, erect%2Dfruit%20wintercress
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- American wintercress 1, record 1, English, American%20wintercress
correct
- American winter cress 2, record 1, English, American%20winter%20cress
correct
- American yellowrocket 3, record 1, English, American%20yellowrocket
correct
- American yellow rocket 1, record 1, English, American%20yellow%20rocket
correct
- American yellow-rocket 4, record 1, English, American%20yellow%2Drocket
correct
- straight-horned wintercress 5, record 1, English, straight%2Dhorned%20wintercress
correct
- northern wintercress 5, record 1, English, northern%20wintercress
correct
- northern winter-cress 6, record 1, English, northern%20winter%2Dcress
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Brassicaceae. 7, record 1, English, - erect%2Dfruit%20wintercress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
American winter cress: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 8, record 1, English, - erect%2Dfruit%20wintercress
Record 1, Key term(s)
- erect-fruit winter cress
- erect-fruited winter cress
- erect-fruited wintercress
- straight-horned winter cress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barbarée à fruits dressés
1, record 1, French, barbar%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20fruits%20dress%C3%A9s
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- barbarée à fruit dressé 2, record 1, French, barbar%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20fruit%20dress%C3%A9
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Brassicaceae. 3, record 1, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20fruits%20dress%C3%A9s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
barbarée à fruits dressés : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 4, record 1, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20fruits%20dress%C3%A9s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- native wintercress
1, record 2, English, native%20wintercress
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- native winter cress 2, record 2, English, native%20winter%20cress
correct
- riverbed wintercress 3, record 2, English, riverbed%20wintercress
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Brassicaceae. 4, record 2, English, - native%20wintercress
Record 2, Key term(s)
- riverbed winter cress
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Barbarea australis
1, record 2, French, Barbarea%20australis
correct, Latin
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Brassicaceae. 2, record 2, French, - Barbarea%20australis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Barbarea australis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 2, French, - Barbarea%20australis
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-09-21
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- yellow rocket
1, record 3, English, yellow%20rocket
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- garden yellowrocket 2, record 3, English, garden%20yellowrocket
correct
- common winter cress 1, record 3, English, common%20winter%20cress
correct
- common winter-cress 1, record 3, English, common%20winter%2Dcress
correct
- herb barbara 1, record 3, English, herb%20barbara
correct
- herb of St. Barbara 1, record 3, English, herb%20of%20St%2E%20Barbara
correct
- upland cress 1, record 3, English, upland%20cress
correct, see observation
- winter cress 1, record 3, English, winter%20cress
correct, see observation
- winter-cress 1, record 3, English, winter%2Dcress
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
yellow rocket: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 3, record 3, English, - yellow%20rocket
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
upland cress: common name also used by some authors when referring to the species Barbarea verna. 3, record 3, English, - yellow%20rocket
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
winter cress: common name also used when referring to the species Barbarea orthoceras and Barbarea verna. 3, record 3, English, - yellow%20rocket
Record 3, Key term(s)
- common wintercress
- garden yellow rocket
- garden yellow-rocket
- herb of Saint Barbara
- wintercress
- yellow rocket
- yellow-rocket
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- barbarée vulgaire
1, record 3, French, barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- barbarée 1, record 3, French, barbar%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- barbarée commune 1, record 3, French, barbar%C3%A9e%20commune
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- cresson 1, record 3, French, cresson
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cresson d'hiver 1, record 3, French, cresson%20d%27hiver
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- cresson de terre 1, record 3, French, cresson%20de%20terre
correct, see observation, masculine noun
- herbe de Sainte-Barbe 1, record 3, French, herbe%20de%20Sainte%2DBarbe
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- herbe de Saint-Sylvain 1, record 3, French, herbe%20de%20Saint%2DSylvain
feminine noun
- roquette des marais 1, record 3, French, roquette%20des%20marais
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
barbarée vulgaire : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 2, record 3, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cresson : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Nasturtium officinale. 2, record 3, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
cresson d'hiver : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Barbarea orthoceras. 2, record 3, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
barbarée commune, herbe de Sainte-Barbe : noms vernaculaires employés aussi par certains auteurs pour désigner l'espèce Coringia orientalis. 2, record 3, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 5 OBS
cresson de terre : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l'espèce Barbarea verna. 2, record 3, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20vulgaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- hierba de Santa Bárbara
1, record 3, Spanish, hierba%20de%20Santa%20B%C3%A1rbara
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- hierba de los carpinteros 1, record 3, Spanish, hierba%20de%20los%20carpinteros
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-11-19
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- small-flowered winter cress
1, record 4, English, small%2Dflowered%20winter%20cress
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 Brassicaceae. 2, record 4, English, - small%2Dflowered%20winter%20cress
Record 4, Key term(s)
- small flowered winter cress
- small-flowered wintercress
- small flowered wintercress
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- barbarée raide
1, record 4, French, barbar%C3%A9e%20raide
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 Brassicaceae. 2, record 4, French, - barbar%C3%A9e%20raide
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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