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WITCH-GRASS [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-03-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fall crabgrass
1, record 1, English, fall%20crabgrass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- fall witchgrass 2, record 1, English, fall%20witchgrass
correct
- Carolina crabgrass 1, record 1, English, Carolina%20crabgrass
correct
- diffuse crabgrass 3, record 1, English, diffuse%20crabgrass
correct
- mountain hairgrass 4, record 1, English, mountain%20hairgrass
correct, see observation
- Carolina cottontop 5, record 1, English, Carolina%20cottontop
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 6, record 1, English, - fall%20crabgrass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
mountain hairgrass: common name also used to refer to the species Deschampsia atropurpurea. 7, record 1, English, - fall%20crabgrass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- fall witch-grass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- digitaire d'automne
1, record 1, French, digitaire%20d%27automne
correct, feminine noun
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, - digitaire%20d%27automne
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-11-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- common panicgrass
1, record 2, English, common%20panicgrass
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- common witchgrass 2, record 2, English, common%20witchgrass
correct
- witchgrass 2, record 2, English, witchgrass
correct
- old witch-grass 3, record 2, English, old%20witch%2Dgrass
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 2, English, - common%20panicgrass
Record 2, Key term(s)
- old witchgrass
- witch-grass
- common witch-grass
- common panic grass
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- panic capillaire
1, record 2, French, panic%20capillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- millet capillaire 2, record 2, French, millet%20capillaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 3, record 2, French, - panic%20capillaire
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[Plante] annuelle se propageant par graines, dont les tiges mesurent de quelques centimètres à 1 m de hauteur. Originaire de l'Amérique du Nord [...] particulièrement nuisible dans les jardins et les champs cultivés du sud de l'Ontario et du Québec [...] 4, record 2, French, - panic%20capillaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-11-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hairy panicgrass
1, record 3, English, hairy%20panicgrass
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- tapered rosette grass 2, record 3, English, tapered%20rosette%20grass
correct
- western witchgrass 3, record 3, English, western%20witchgrass
correct
- woolly panicgrass 1, record 3, English, woolly%20panicgrass
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Poaceae. 4, record 3, English, - hairy%20panicgrass
Record 3, Key term(s)
- hairy panic grass
- western witch-grass
- woolly panic grass
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- panic laineux
1, record 3, French, panic%20laineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Poaceae. 2, record 3, French, - panic%20laineux
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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