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EMPETRUM NIGRUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- black crowberry
1, record 1, English, black%20crowberry
correct, see observation
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- crowberry 2, record 1, English, crowberry
correct
- heathberry 3, record 1, English, heathberry
correct
- curlewberry 4, record 1, English, curlewberry
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A plant of the family Ericaceae. 5, record 1, English, - black%20crowberry
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
black crowberry: common name also used to refer to the subspecies Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum. 5, record 1, English, - black%20crowberry
Record 1, Key term(s)
- curlew berry
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- camarine noire
1, record 1, French, camarine%20noire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- graines à corbigeaux 2, record 1, French, graines%20%C3%A0%20corbigeaux
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
- graine à corbigeaux 3, record 1, French, graine%20%C3%A0%20corbigeaux
correct, feminine noun
- graines noires 4, record 1, French, graines%20noires
correct, feminine noun, plural
- goules noires 5, record 1, French, goules%20noires
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural, Quebec, regional
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante de la famille des Ericaceae. 6, record 1, French, - camarine%20noire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Plante couchée et étalée; ramuscules et bords des feuilles nouvelles glanduleux, non tomenteux; feuilles (longueur 4-7 mm) d'un vert foncé des adultes divergentes, vite réfléchies; fruit (diamètre 4-6 mm) noir. Floraison printanière. Lieux rocheux, tourbières, falaises le long du bas Saint-Laurent et tout autour du Golfe. 7, record 1, French, - camarine%20noire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
graines à corbigeaux : nom vernaculaire utilisé aussi pour désigner la sous-espèce Empetrum nigrum subsp. hermaphroditum. 6, record 1, French, - camarine%20noire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
goules noires : nom vernaculaire utilisé aux îles de la Madeleine, selon la «Flore Laurentienne». 6, record 1, French, - camarine%20noire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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