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Record 1 2016-10-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
Nasturtium officinale
Latin, see observation
Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica
Latin, see observation
OBS

water-cress: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003).

OBS

Nasturtium officinale (W.T. Aiton); Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica (Linné) Hayek.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Nasturtium officinale
Latin, see observation
Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica
Latin, see observation
OBS

cresson de fontaine : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada(2003).

OBS

cresson : nom vernaculaire employé aussi pour désigner l’espèce Barbarea vulgaris.

OBS

Nasturtium officinale (W.T. Aiton); Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica (Linné) Hayek.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Nasturtium officinale
Latin, see observation
Rorippa nasturtium-aquatica
Latin, see observation
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Record 2 2009-04-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cosmetology
  • Personal Esthetics
  • Pharmacology
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
Universal entry(ies)
CONT

Nasturtium Officinale Extract is an extract of the flowers and leaves of the watercress, Nasturtium officinale, Cruciferae. Functions: antiseborrhoeic, tonic, soothing.

Key term(s)
  • extract of Nasturtium officinale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cosmétologie
  • Esthétique et soins corporels
  • Pharmacologie
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Extrait des fleurs et des feuilles du cresson de fontaine, Nasturtium officinale, Crucifères. Usages : agent de gélification, tonifiant, agent apaisant.

OBS

Nasturtium officinale : le nom latin s’écrit en italique.

Spanish

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