common sunflower

species of flowering plant in the family of Asteraceae
Taxon taxon Q171497
common sunflower
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common sunflower

Summary

common sunflower is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,706 views/month, #428 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • common sunflower's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • common sunflower is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • common sunflower's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • common sunflower is classified within Helianthus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, common sunflower is Helianthus annuus[7].
  • common sunflower is a type of plant[8].
  • common sunflower is a type of useful plant[9].
  • common sunflower is a type of annual plant[10].
  • common sunflower is a type of medicinal plant[11].
  • common sunflower is a type of Asteraceae[12].
  • common sunflower is used for food[13].
  • common sunflower is used for medicinal plant[14].
  • common sunflower is used for fiber[15].
  • common sunflower is used for fodder[16].
  • common sunflower's Commons category is recorded as Helianthus annuus[17].
  • common sunflower's Unicode character is recorded as 🌻[18].
  • common sunflower's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Helianthus annuus[19].
  • common sunflower's Commons gallery is recorded as Helianthus annuus[20].
  • common sunflower's described by source is recorded as Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary[21].
  • common sunflower's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 75[22].
  • common sunflower's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[23].
  • common sunflower's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=27923[24].
  • common sunflower's this taxon is source of is recorded as sunflower seed[25].
  • common sunflower's this taxon is source of is recorded as sunflower lecithin[26].
  • common sunflower's this taxon is source of is recorded as sunflower oil[27].

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Classification

common sunflower's scientific name is Helianthus annuus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Helianthus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Sunflower'}[28], {'lang': 'cy', 'text': 'blodyn yr haul'}[29], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '向日葵'}[30], {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Zonnebloem'}[31], {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'gira-sol'}[32], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sunflower'}[33].

Identifiers

common sunflower's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 4232[34]. common sunflower's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 468106[35]. common sunflower's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 9206251[36]. common sunflower's ITIS TSN is recorded as 36616[37].

Discovery and Description

Things named for common sunflower include Cuthbert Calculus[38], a fictional human[39]; Sunflower Student Movement[40], a social movement[41], in Taiwan[42]; and sulflower[43], a type of chemical entity[44].

Why It Matters

common sunflower ranks in the top 0.22% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,706 views/month, #428 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

Entities named for it include Cuthbert Calculus[38], a fictional human[39]; Sunflower Student Movement[40], a social movement[41], in Taiwan[42]; and sulflower[43], a type of chemical entity[44].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Species Plantarum. 1st Edition, Volume 2. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [34] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [37] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [35] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [36] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . Gardens Navigator. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . Gwefan Llên Natur. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Nederlands Soortenregister. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [38] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Described by source Metropolitan Museum of Art Tagging Vocabulary, Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 75, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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