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NOTHOHOLCUS LANATUS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Forage Crops
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- velvet grass
1, record 1, English, velvet%20grass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meadow soft-grass 2, record 1, English, meadow%20soft%2Dgrass
correct
- meadow softgrass 3, record 1, English, meadow%20softgrass
- common velvet-grass 3, record 1, English, common%20velvet%2Dgrass
- common velvetgrass 3, record 1, English, common%20velvetgrass
- Yorkshire fog 3, record 1, English, Yorkshire%20fog
Great Britain
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A tall European grass, ... so called from its pubescent stems and leaves. 4, record 1, English, - velvet%20grass
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
velvet grass: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds (2003). 5, record 1, English, - velvet%20grass
Record 1, Key term(s)
- velvet-grass
- velvetgrass
- meadow soft-grass
- common velvet grass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Culture des plantes fourragères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- houlque laineuse
1, record 1, French, houlque%20laineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- foin de mouton 2, record 1, French, foin%20de%20mouton
correct, masculine noun, France
- houque laineuse 3, record 1, French, houque%20laineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le genre houlque (Holcus) renferme deux espèces françaises, poussant dans les prés, les bois et les sables : la houlque laineuse (Holcus lanatus), excellent fourrage, et la houlque molle (Holcus mollis), mauvaise herbe aussi tenace que le chiendent. 4, record 1, French, - houlque%20laineuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Graminée fourragère. 5, record 1, French, - houlque%20laineuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
houlque laineuse : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003). 6, record 1, French, - houlque%20laineuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
- Cultivo de plantas forrajeras
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- holco lanudo
1, record 1, Spanish, holco%20lanudo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- holco lanoso 1, record 1, Spanish, holco%20lanoso
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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