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ASCLEPIA [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-07-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common milkweed
1, record 1, English, common%20milkweed
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Asclepiadaceae. 2, record 1, English, - common%20milkweed
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
common milkweed: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 2, record 1, English, - common%20milkweed
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- asclépiade commune
1, record 1, French, ascl%C3%A9piade%20commune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- asclépiade de Cornut 1, record 1, French, ascl%C3%A9piade%20de%20Cornut
feminine noun
- cochons de lait 1, record 1, French, cochons%20de%20lait
masculine noun, plural
- herbe à coton 1, record 1, French, herbe%20%C3%A0%20coton
feminine noun
- petits cochons 1, record 1, French, petits%20cochons
see observation, masculine noun, plural
- herbe à la ouate 1, record 1, French, herbe%20%C3%A0%20la%20ouate
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Asclepiadaceae. 2, record 1, French, - ascl%C3%A9piade%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
petits cochons : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi, par certains auteurs, pour désigner l'espèce Sarracenia purpurea. 2, record 1, French, - ascl%C3%A9piade%20commune
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
asclépiade commune : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 2, record 1, French, - ascl%C3%A9piade%20commune
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- asclepia
1, record 1, Spanish, asclepia
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- algodoncillo 1, record 1, Spanish, algodoncillo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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