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WIRE GRASS [13 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wire grass
1, record 1, English, wire%20grass
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- silky grass 2, record 1, English, silky%20grass
see observation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 3, record 1, English, - wire%20grass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
wire grass: common name also used to refer to the species Eleusine indica. 3, record 1, English, - wire%20grass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
silky grass: common name also used to refer to the species Pennisetum unisetum. 4, record 1, English, - wire%20grass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wiregrass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Elionurus muticus
1, record 1, French, Elionurus%20muticus
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 1, French, - Elionurus%20muticus
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Elionurus muticus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 1, French, - Elionurus%20muticus
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2022-03-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hoop Mitchell grass
1, record 2, English, hoop%20Mitchell%20grass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- slender Mitchell grass 1, record 2, English, slender%20Mitchell%20grass
correct
- weeping Mitchell grass 1, record 2, English, weeping%20Mitchell%20grass
correct
- wire Mitchell grass 1, record 2, English, wire%20Mitchell%20grass
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 2, record 2, English, - hoop%20Mitchell%20grass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Astrebla elymoides
1, record 2, French, Astrebla%20elymoides
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 Poaceae. 2, record 2, French, - Astrebla%20elymoides
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Astrebla elymoides : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 2, French, - Astrebla%20elymoides
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2022-02-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Indian crabgrass
1, record 3, English, Indian%20crabgrass
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- wire crabgrass 2, record 3, English, wire%20crabgrass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 3, record 3, English, - Indian%20crabgrass
Record 3, Key term(s)
- Indian crab grass
- wire crab grass
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- digitaire à fleurs longues
1, record 3, French, digitaire%20%C3%A0%20fleurs%20longues
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- digitaire à longues fleurs 2, record 3, French, digitaire%20%C3%A0%20longues%20fleurs
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 3, record 3, French, - digitaire%20%C3%A0%20fleurs%20longues
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2022-02-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- brush wiregrass
1, record 4, English, brush%20wiregrass
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- brush wire grass 2, record 4, English, brush%20wire%20grass
correct
- bunch wiregrass 3, record 4, English, bunch%20wiregrass
correct
- bunch wire grass 2, record 4, English, bunch%20wire%20grass
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 4, English, - brush%20wiregrass
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Aristida behriana
1, record 4, French, Aristida%20behriana
correct, Latin
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 Poaceae. 2, record 4, French, - Aristida%20behriana
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida behriana : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 4, French, - Aristida%20behriana
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2022-02-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bunch kerosene grass
1, record 5, English, bunch%20kerosene%20grass
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- bunched kerosene grass 2, record 5, English, bunched%20kerosene%20grass
correct
- mulga grass 3, record 5, English, mulga%20grass
correct
- sand wiregrass 4, record 5, English, sand%20wiregrass
correct
- sand speargrass 4, record 5, English, sand%20speargrass
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 5, record 5, English, - bunch%20kerosene%20grass
Record 5, Key term(s)
- sand wire grass
- sand spear-grass
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- Aristida contorta
1, record 5, French, Aristida%20contorta
correct, Latin
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 5, French, - Aristida%20contorta
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida contorta : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 5, French, - Aristida%20contorta
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2022-02-11
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- flat-stemmed bluegrass
1, record 6, English, flat%2Dstemmed%20bluegrass
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Canada bluegrass 2, record 6, English, Canada%20bluegrass
correct
- compressed wiregrass 1, record 6, English, compressed%20wiregrass
correct
- flattened meadowgrass 3, record 6, English, flattened%20meadowgrass
correct
- Canadian bluegrass 4, record 6, English, Canadian%20bluegrass
correct
- flattened meadow-grass 5, record 6, English, flattened%20meadow%2Dgrass
correct
- flat-stem blue grass 6, record 6, English, flat%2Dstem%20blue%20grass
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 7, record 6, English, - flat%2Dstemmed%20bluegrass
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Canada blue grass: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agriculture Weeds (2003). 8, record 6, English, - flat%2Dstemmed%20bluegrass
Record 6, Key term(s)
- flat-stemmed blue grass
- Canada blue grass
- compressed wire grass
- Canadian blue grass
- flat-stem bluegrass
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 6
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- pâturin comprimé
1, record 6, French, p%C3%A2turin%20comprim%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- pâturin du Canada 2, record 6, French, p%C3%A2turin%20du%20Canada
correct, masculine noun
- pâturin à tiges aplaties 3, record 6, French, p%C3%A2turin%20%C3%A0%20tiges%20aplaties
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 4, record 6, French, - p%C3%A2turin%20comprim%C3%A9
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pâturin comprimé : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 5, record 6, French, - p%C3%A2turin%20comprim%C3%A9
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2022-02-09
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- dark wiregrass
1, record 7, English, dark%20wiregrass
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- dark wire grass 2, record 7, English, dark%20wire%20grass
correct
- branched wiregrass 3, record 7, English, branched%20wiregrass
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 7, English, - dark%20wiregrass
Record 7, Key term(s)
- branched wire grass
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 7
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- Aristida calycina
1, record 7, French, Aristida%20calycina
correct, Latin
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 7, French, - Aristida%20calycina
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida calycina : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 7, French, - Aristida%20calycina
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2022-02-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- many-headed wiregrass
1, record 8, English, many%2Dheaded%20wiregrass
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 2, record 8, English, - many%2Dheaded%20wiregrass
Record 8, Key term(s)
- many-headed wire grass
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 8
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Aristida caput-medusae
1, record 8, French, Aristida%20caput%2Dmedusae
correct, Latin
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 8, French, - Aristida%20caput%2Dmedusae
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida caput-medusae : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 8, French, - Aristida%20caput%2Dmedusae
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2022-02-03
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- feathertop wiregrass
1, record 9, English, feathertop%20wiregrass
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- feathertop wire grass 2, record 9, English, feathertop%20wire%20grass
correct
- feather-top wire grass 2, record 9, English, feather%2Dtop%20wire%20grass
correct
- curly speargrass 3, record 9, English, curly%20speargrass
correct
- curly spear grass 2, record 9, English, curly%20spear%20grass
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 9, English, - feathertop%20wiregrass
Record 9, Key term(s)
- feather-top wiregrass
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 9
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- Aristida latifolia
1, record 9, French, Aristida%20latifolia
correct, Latin
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 9, French, - Aristida%20latifolia
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida latifolia : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 9, French, - Aristida%20latifolia
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 2022-02-03
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- purple wiregrass
1, record 10, English, purple%20wiregrass
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
- three-awn speargrass 1, record 10, English, three%2Dawn%20speargrass
correct
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 2, record 10, English, - purple%20wiregrass
Record 10, Key term(s)
- purple wire grass
- three-awn spear grass
- threeawn speargrass
- threeawn spear grass
- three-awned speargrass
- three-awned spear grass
- threeawned speargrass
- threeawned spear grass
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 10
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Aristida ramosa
1, record 10, French, Aristida%20ramosa
correct, Latin
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 10, French, - Aristida%20ramosa
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida ramosa : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 10, French, - Aristida%20ramosa
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 2022-02-02
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 11
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Jericho wiregrass
1, record 11, English, Jericho%20wiregrass
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 2, record 11, English, - Jericho%20wiregrass
Record 11, Key term(s)
- Jericho wire grass
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 11
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- Aristida jerichoensis
1, record 11, French, Aristida%20jerichoensis
correct, Latin
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 11, French, - Aristida%20jerichoensis
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Aristida jerichoensis : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 11, French, - Aristida%20jerichoensis
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 2021-01-22
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 12
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- barbwire grass
1, record 12, English, barbwire%20grass
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
- barbed wire grass 2, record 12, English, barbed%20wire%20grass
correct
- barbed-wire grass 3, record 12, English, barbed%2Dwire%20grass
correct
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 12, English, - barbwire%20grass
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 12
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- Cymbopogon refractus
1, record 12, French, Cymbopogon%20refractus
correct, Latin
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 12, French, - Cymbopogon%20refractus
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Cymbopogon refractus : Il n'y a pas de nom commun pour désigner cette espèce. 2, record 12, French, - Cymbopogon%20refractus
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
Record 13 - internal organization data 2016-03-09
Record 13, English
Record 13, Subject field(s)
- Weed Science
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 13
Record 13, Main entry term, English
- Indian goose grass
1, record 13, English, Indian%20goose%20grass
correct
Record 13, Abbreviations, English
Record 13, Synonyms, English
- goose grass 2, record 13, English, goose%20grass
correct, see observation
- goosegrass 3, record 13, English, goosegrass
correct
- wire grass 2, record 13, English, wire%20grass
correct, see observation
- wiregrass 4, record 13, English, wiregrass
correct
Record 13, Textual support, English
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
An annual grass of the family Gramineae. 5, record 13, English, - Indian%20goose%20grass
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 2 OBS
goose grass: common name also used when referring to Poa annua and Galium aparine. 6, record 13, English, - Indian%20goose%20grass
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 3 OBS
wire grass: common name also used when referring to Poa compressa. 6, record 13, English, - Indian%20goose%20grass
Record 13, French
Record 13, Domaine(s)
- Mauvaises herbes
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 13
Record 13, Main entry term, French
- éleusine de l'Inde
1, record 13, French, %C3%A9leusine%20de%20l%27Inde
correct, feminine noun
Record 13, Abbreviations, French
Record 13, Synonyms, French
Record 13, Textual support, French
Record number: 13, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Graminées. 2, record 13, French, - %C3%A9leusine%20de%20l%27Inde
Record 13, Key term(s)
- éleusine des Indes
- éleusine d'Inde
Record 13, Spanish
Record 13, Textual support, Spanish
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