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PLANTE SCIAPHILE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-01-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shade plant
1, record 1, English, shade%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant that grows in shade or can tolerate shade. 2, record 1, English, - shade%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The shade plants species which normally grow under the canopy or shade of other tall plant species are normally saturated by light of one-tenth the intensity of full sunlight. 3, record 1, English, - shade%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
- Horticulture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plante d’ombre
1, record 1, French, plante%20d%26rsquo%3Bombre
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plante sciaphile 2, record 1, French, plante%20sciaphile
correct, feminine noun
- plante sciaphyte 3, record 1, French, plante%20sciaphyte
correct, feminine noun
- sciaphyte 4, record 1, French, sciaphyte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] végétaux verts capables de se développer en ne recevant qu'une lumière faible. (Une forte intensité lumineuse entrave leur développement). 5, record 1, French, - plante%20d%26rsquo%3Bombre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plante qui se développe à l'ombre. 6, record 1, French, - plante%20d%26rsquo%3Bombre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shade-requiring plant
1, record 2, English, shade%2Drequiring%20plant
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Across the breadth of Canada, the geographical extant of forests makes possible a great variety of animal, and shade-requiring plant species dependent upon the existence of forest and on the unique microclimate maintained by the trees and shrubs. 1, record 2, English, - shade%2Drequiring%20plant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- plante sciaphile
1, record 2, French, plante%20sciaphile
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'étendue des forêts au Canada favorise l'existence d'un grand nombre d'espèces d'animaux et de plantes sciaphiles dépendant des forêts et du microclimat unique créé par les arbres et les arbustes. 1, record 2, French, - plante%20sciaphile
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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