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CANARY GRASS [2 records]

Record 1 2016-03-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A medium-growing annual with rather pretty ovoid head, 20-35 mm long, pale with green stripe on glumes. Found where seed for a caged bird has been scattered.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante annuelle; chaumes de 30 à 100 cm; gaine de feuille supérieure souvent très renflée et déchiquetée. Floraison estivale. Lieux habités, dépotoirs, etc. Dans le Québec, spontané là où l'on jette les déchets des cages d'oiseaux.

OBS

Famille des graminées.

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Plant and Crop Production
Universal entry(ies)
DEF

A Canary Islands grass (Phalaris canariensis) the seeds of which are used as food for cage birds.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Cultures (Agriculture)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

alpiste : nom commun du Phalaris canariensis, dont les graines sont utilisées pour la nourriture des oiseaux en cage et qui peut servir de fourrage (Famille des graminacées).

Spanish

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