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PINGUICULA VULGARIS [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- butterwort
1, record 1, English, butterwort
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Common locally on moist calcareous soil, by cold springs or seepages and on hummocks in wet meadows; mainly in mountain valleys and rarely ascending to timberline. The upper surface of its fleshy leaves is covered by minute, sticky glands that trap and digest small insects, thereby supplying the plant with nitrogen and other nutrients. Circumpolar, subarctic-alpine. 2, record 1, English, - butterwort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bladderwort family. 3, record 1, English, - butterwort
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Pinguicula vulgaris has pale purple flowers. 3, record 1, English, - butterwort
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grassette vulgaire
1, record 1, French, grassette%20vulgaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- langue-d’oie 2, record 1, French, langue%2Dd%26rsquo%3Boie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des lentibulariacées. 2, record 1, French, - grassette%20vulgaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Petite plante vivace, carnivore, à fleur bleue ou violette. Habitat : prés humides, marécages, tourbières, sources de montagne de 500 à 2,300 m. La grassette rappelle un peu par ses fleurs la violette. Grâce à des enzymes sécrétés par ses feuilles, elle digère les insectes qui se prennent à son piège visqueux. Seule la grassette vulgaire est officinale : cette plante au naturel féroce, est douée des vertus les plus apaisantes. De plus, son sac contient un enzyme analogue à la rennine de l'estomac des jeunes ruminants, qui est capable de coaguler le lait. 3, record 1, French, - grassette%20vulgaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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