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EQUISETUM HYEMALE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-12-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Ferns and Fern Allies
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- common scouring rush
1, record 1, English, common%20scouring%20rush
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- scouring-rush 2, record 1, English, scouring%2Drush
correct
- scouringrush horsetail 3, record 1, English, scouringrush%20horsetail
correct
- scouring rush 4, record 1, English, scouring%20rush
correct
- smooth scouring rush 2, record 1, English, smooth%20scouring%20rush
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Equisetaceae. 5, record 1, English, - common%20scouring%20rush
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
scouring-rush: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 6, record 1, English, - common%20scouring%20rush
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
smooth scouring rush: common name also used to refer to the species Equisetum laevigatum. 7, record 1, English, - common%20scouring%20rush
Record 1, Key term(s)
- scouringrush horse tail
- scouring rush horsetail
- scouring rush horse tail
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fougères et plantes alliées
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prêle d’hiver
1, record 1, French, pr%C3%AAle%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- prèle d’hiver 2, record 1, French, pr%C3%A8le%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
correct, feminine noun
- prêle des tourneurs 3, record 1, French, pr%C3%AAle%20des%20tourneurs
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Équisétacées. 4, record 1, French, - pr%C3%AAle%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
prêle d’hiver : nom à privilégier selon l’Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 5, record 1, French, - pr%C3%AAle%20d%26rsquo%3Bhiver
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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